Dr. Samer Jaber: "What Can a Dermatologist Do in a Syrian Refugee Camp?"
As doctors, we’re trained to quickly identify and respond to problems, both acute and chronic.
We are trained to make use of available resources and to improvise when they are scarce. Leaving our own thriving practices to work in crowded, dusty refugee camps in another part of the world, we were reminded that sometimes simple measures, like compassion and listening are what is most vital to a human being; and that sometimes basic, inexpensive remedies, like Vaseline, good enough. Learn more