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Idealism and the intern: women''s health care in a perfect world.

Publication: The Network News
Publication Date: 01-SEP-03 		Format: Online - approximately 947 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Last summer, after experiencing the sophomore academic crisis that strikes so often at nontraditional liberal arts colleges, I began looking for an internship in the field of feminist health care. After years of study in the matter, I wanted some hands-on experience in the topic about which I felt most passionate. I came across the National Women's Health Network by accident but was so inspired by its mission statement that I decided to apply to its internship program.



The mission of the National Women's Health Network is to advocate for national policies that protect and promote all women's health and to provide evidence-based, independent information to empower women to make fully informed health decisions.

"Empower," "evidence-based:" these are the specific words that I would associate with health care in a perfect world. A year later, having spent an academic quarter...

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