AAMC Reporter: September 2008 UTMB's Dr. Kirk Smith discusses the challenge of providing health care for millions of people living along the U.S.-Mexico border. From the article:  "The border health system is a kind of patchwork safety net, and no small part of it comes from teaching hospitals and medical schools." The article mentions Frontera de Salud, the UTMB program that helps poor people in deep South Texas. "Every time we take a trip, there are one or two students I have to take aside, because they break down. A lot of the people rely on folk remedies, like healing touch. [Colonia residents] just wouldn't have access to real care if not for us."