A Study on the Effects of Two Delivery Models of Foreign Medical Aid: Short-term Mission Model vs. The Empowerment of Local Medical Professionals

Authors

Jayson Johnson, Brigham Young University
Barbara Lockhart, Brigham Young University

Keywords

delivery models, foreign medical aid, local medical professionals

College

Life Sciences

Department

Exercise Sciences

Abstract

The main goal of our research was to investigate and gain a better understanding of the perception that local inhabitants of Bolivia have regarding medical aid received in their country. To accomplish this task we surveyed and interviewed those who are most directly affected by this aid, namely medical doctors and patients. As stated in the proposal, our study consisted of two sources of primary data: the first is personal interviews with Bolivian physicians and the second source is the surveys administered to patients and their parents who had received a cleflip and/or clef-palate operation from one of the organizations we were studying.

Recommended Citation

Johnson, Jayson and Lockhart, Barbara (2013) "A Study on the Effects of Two Delivery Models of Foreign Medical Aid: Short-term Mission Model vs. The Empowerment of Local Medical Professionals," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1151.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1151