Radiologist, do your homework before you do good deeds
Radiologists looking to lend their skills to people in developing regions should know certain things before booking their travel. For example, in Tanzania, “you can be fined and even detained if you enter the country on a tourist visa to provide medical services.”
The quote is from Woojin Kim, MD, of Penn Medicine, one of three rads who work with Rad-Aid and shared insights from their experiences at SIIM 2016 last week.
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Dave P. has worked in journalism, marketing and public relations for more than 30 years, frequently concentrating on hospitals, healthcare technology and Catholic communications. He has also specialized in fundraising communications, ghostwriting for CEOs of local, national and global charities, nonprofits and foundations.