You know who they are: Young American students who go overseas, often during the summer months, to participate in community service projects in poor countries where they hope to make a human difference — and, in some cases, beef up their résumés while they are at it. But there are real ethical problems with this model, as explained in the following post by Lisa V. Adams, associate dean for global health and director of the Center for Health Equity at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. She is also an OpEd Project Public Voices Fellow and co-author of  the 2015 book “Diseases of Poverty: Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Modern Plagues.”

March 22, 2016 ・ From The Washington Post