Kevin J. Sykes
Short-Term Medical Service Trips: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
University of Kansas Medical Center
shortterm medical service trips msts aim address unmet health care needs low middleincome countries lack critically reviewed empirical evidence activities outcomes concern developing evidencebased recommendations health care delivery requires systematic research review focused mst publications empirical results searches may 2013 identified 67 studies published since 1993 6 published articles topic past 20 years nearly 80 reported surgical trips although mst field growing medical literature lags behind nearly scholarly publications lacking significant data collection incorporating data collection service trips groups validate practices provide information areas needing improvement