Book CornerThe following are some books you may find helpful and interesting when preparing for volunteer outreach. If you are interested in purchasing any of them, we have provided information on where they are available for your convenience. Please note that the following information is provided as a courtesy to those with an interest in humanitarian outreach. The American College of Surgeons is not affiliated with these organizations or authors.
Awakening Hippocrates: A Primer on Health, Poverty and Global Service by Edward O'Neil, Jr., MD Available from: Amazon, American Medical Association, Barnes & Noble, Borders
Caring for the World: A Guidebook to Global Health Opportunities by Paul K. Drain, Stephen A. Huffman, Sara E. Pirtle Available from: Amazon, Borders, University of Toronto Press
by Melvin L. Cheatham, MD Available from: Amazon, Borders
Concepts and Practice of Humanitarian Medicine Available from: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders
Finding Work in Global Health by Garth Osborn and Patricia Ohmans Available from: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Global Health Council Green Parrots, A War Surgeon's Diary by Gino Strada, MD Available from: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders
A Guide to Volunteering Overseas by Health Volunteers Overseas
Handbook for Short-Term Medical Missionaries
by Dr. Bruce and Michelle Steffes Available from: Amazon
Medical Spanish: A Survival Tool, Volume 1: History, Physical/Evaluation, Diagnosis by Craig Alan Sinkinson Available from: Amazon
Medical Missions: Get Ready, Get Set, GO!
Your Mission: Get Ready, Get Set, GO! by Dr. Bruce and Michelle Steffes Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder Available from: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders
Performance Incentives for Global Health: Potential and Pitfalls A Practical Guide to Global Health Service by Edward O'Neil, Jr., MD Available from: Amazon, American Medical Association, Barnes & Noble, Borders
Primary Surgery, Volume One: Non-Trauma by Maurice King, Peter C. Bewes, James Cairns, and Jim Thornton Available from: Amazon
Primary Surgery, Volume Two: Trauma by Maurice King Available from: Amazon
Tropical Surgery Edited by Ricardo Vitor Cohen Available from: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders
Turning the World Upside Down: The Search for Global Health in the 21st Century
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