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For two weeks in May, I spent time volunteering at Christian Medical College & Campus (CMC Vellore) in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. The main purpose of my trip was to provide useful information to the therapists on evidence based assessments and interventions for neurologic populations. I was really excited about the opportunity to gain insight on the similarities and differences in providing patient care in another country as well as helping patients and participating in education in a completely different way. CMC Vellore is one of the biggest teaching hospitals in India. It has one of the country’s top medical school programs as well as many other undergraduate and graduate level programs. It is a multi-specialty hospital with acute, rehab and outpatient services. The hospital is very busy and there are long waiting lists for every service in the hospital, including therapy. Patient stays range from a few weeks to a few months. During the day, I was able to observe and