The International Child Health Network

The following directory contains more than 80 organizations that recruit US pediatricians for both long- and short-term service opportunities overseas. This list was compiled by the staff of the Task Force on International Child Health of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Facts concerning each program were obtained through correspondence and telephone interviews with organization representatives. We have tried to make the list as complete and current as possible. Anyone knowing of a service organization that has been omitted is encouraged to supply the necessary information to:

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Paediatric Emergency Support project: Greater eastern and southern NSW child health network (GESCHN)

Australian Emergency Nursing Journal ◽

10.1016/s1328-2743(04)80074-9 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 15

Keyword(s):

Child Health ◽

Health Network ◽

Paediatric Emergency

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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS E. H. CHRISTOPHERSON LECTURESHIP ON INTERNATIONAL CHILD HEALTH—1994

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.93.1.11 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 93 (1) ◽

pp. 11-11

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Child Health ◽

American Academy ◽

Information Contact ◽

Medical Journals ◽

Additional Information ◽

American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽

International Child

The American Academy of Pediatrics is requesting nominations for the 1994 E. H. Christopherson Lectureship on International Child Health. Nominees must be internationally recognized individuals (not necessarily physicians) who have made significant contributions to international child health. The nomination deadline is January 31, 1994. For additional information contact: Jean Dow, MEd, Director of the Division of Medical Journals, or Kyle Ostler, Division Secretary, American Academy of Pediatrics, 141 Northwest Point Boulevard, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. Tel.:800-433-9016.

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Letters to the Editor

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.32.5.938a ◽

1963 ◽

Vol 32 (5) ◽

pp. 938-939

Author(s):

GEORGE M. WHEATLEY

Keyword(s):

Child Health ◽

Practical Problem ◽

Short Term ◽

Letters To The Editor ◽

South Vietnam ◽

Foreign Countries ◽

International Child

Dr. Siebenthal's letter points up an important practical problem of which our Committee on International Child Health has been much aware ever since we began to function. There is a need for pediatricians to help in many foreign countries and in a variety of conditions including short-term assignments. The organization sponsoring short-term medical assignments with which I am most familiar is MEDICO. They have been quite successful in enlisting orthopods and gynecologists for one-month assignments, notably in Jordan and South Vietnam.

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