There are “push” factors such as poor working conditions, substandard facilities, unsafe conditions, and low income that discourage health professionals trained in Indian medical schools from staying in country.

Those who survived Hurricanes Katrina and Rita faced homelessness and physical and mental health problems that created ethical dilemmas for physicians.

When recruiting physicians from developing countries for U.S. residency training slots there are ethical concerns that program directors and potential residents should be aware of and discuss.

Should a family’s ability to afford follow-up care for a child who needs “miracle surgery” play a role in the physician’s decision to operate? Would the answer change depending on the patient’s immigration status?

Two physicians examine the history of cancer drug pricing and the barriers to setting fair prices for life-saving cancer medications.

Students who take international electives must be sensitive to the impact of their presence and to possible risks to patients' safety and their own, and must ask whether their motives for going abroad are overly self-serving.

identifies the pitfalls of improperly organized international medical student electives and the hazards of volunteering for the wrong reasons.

Sets the ethical limits of student participation in patient care when the students are part of foreign medical teams.

Sets the ethical limits of student participation in patient care when the students are part of foreign medical teams.

A medical school in Illinois is providing its medical students with the knowledge and skills they need to serve patients in resource-poor communities.