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Medicine in Context 3 : Barefoot Doctors

It is with trepidation that I bring up the barefoot doctors of China. Created as part of the Rural Cooperative Medical System in China during the Cultural Revolution, the “barefoot doctors” were rapidly trained farmers and factory workers who served … Continue reading

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