One explicit outcome of international volunteering experience is to broaden understanding of global health.

• A. Broadens understanding of global health
• B. Shadowed procedures not seen in the US
• C. Exposed to doing surgery - working with hands
• D. None of the above

Answer: (A)

Experiencing international volunteering broadens understanding of global health. This happens because volunteering in different countries exposes you to how health issues unfold across borders, including diverse disease burdens, health systems, and resource constraints. You learn to consider how social determinants, policy, and equity shape health outcomes and to approach health challenges with cultural humility and collaboration. While you might also shadow procedures or gain hands-on clinical experience, those are possible aspects of the experience rather than the explicit aim described. Therefore, the best choice is the one that emphasizes expanding understanding of global health, since that captures the stated outcome.