Four MDGs directly concern public health, and public health schools should be involved in meeting them.

Short-term experiences in global health are common ways trainees engage in global health activities. Professional societies take active roles in addressing these ethical challenges.

If not planned and executed thoughtfully, “immersions” might not provide much benefit to communities they seek to serve.

In the past decade, more students than ever entered medical school with the desire, if not the expectation, of participating in meaningful global health experiences.

With properly designed programs, universities can offer transformative benefits to patients, educators, and students.

The term "domestic global health" raises ethical attention to language.

Parallels between domestic and international education experiences reiterate emphasis on service.

Two photographs of caregivers walking through a Honduran jungle to visit patients in their homes literally and figuratively represent barriers to health care access.

Two pediatric cases highlight risks of prolonging anesthetic exposure for training purposes and prompt questions about influences of surgical training on outcomes.

A 3-step analgesic ladder was introduced in 1986 and needs change. Surgical interventions could reduce opioid use and motivate expansion of current pain management approaches.