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Which MD speciality do you think would be the most "useful" in the poorest countries in the world and why?
Obviously, the need is great for any kind of medical professional, but which ones do you think could make the greatest impact?
Feel free to let me know if I have missed any specialties here..
Definition of: "The Third World":
The third world is kind of a dated term now, I guess. The more politically correct way of describing these countries would be to refer to these countries (those with a disproportiately high number of poor people) as "developing countries".
I believe that the origins of the term are from during the Cold War. The first world was the United States and other capitalistic countries. The second world was the former soviet union and all the communist countries. The third world was everybody else.
Note: This is not about which speciality is most important!! This poll is about which specialties could make a huge impact in the poorest countries in the world. i.e. to give direction to future doctors who would love to focus on the needs of the poor.
Also see Poll: What do you think would be the most "useful" dental speciality in the third world?
Obviously, the need is great for any kind of medical professional, but which ones do you think could make the greatest impact?
Feel free to let me know if I have missed any specialties here..
Definition of: "The Third World":
The third world is kind of a dated term now, I guess. The more politically correct way of describing these countries would be to refer to these countries (those with a disproportiately high number of poor people) as "developing countries".
I believe that the origins of the term are from during the Cold War. The first world was the United States and other capitalistic countries. The second world was the former soviet union and all the communist countries. The third world was everybody else.
Note: This is not about which speciality is most important!! This poll is about which specialties could make a huge impact in the poorest countries in the world. i.e. to give direction to future doctors who would love to focus on the needs of the poor.
Also see Poll: What do you think would be the most "useful" dental speciality in the third world?