Abstract:

The Cebu Institute of Medicine, a medical school in the Philippines, directs a rural training program in which all medical students participate as part of their clinical instruction. Combining the principles of general clinical practice and public health, students learn how to work with patients, their families, and the community. Health problems common to rural areas of developing countries illustrate the ramifications of poverty, poor diet, water shortages, and exposure to infection. Produced by George M. and Helen A. Guthrie of Penn State University