When Mythreyi Mahalingam visited Peru for two weeks this summer, she didn't spend her time touring the ruins of Machu Picchu or catching rays beside Lake Titicaca. She spent it providing basic triage and health education to Peruvians in the rural communities of Primero de Mayo and Iquitos. Mahalingam, who is currently pursuing her master's degree in biology, was one of three students from The University of Alabama in Huntsville to participate in a medical mission organized by the university's Medical Careers Club in conjunction with International Service Learning. She and her fellow club members, undergraduate biology majors Mallika Mahalingam and Starr James, were charged with helping to set up temporary clinics in these remote destinations, then going door-to-door to perform a community census and encourage residents to visit the clinics.