The Office of Student Affairs of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is happy to make the following annotated information on Global Health (GH) available to you. There has been a burgeoning interest on the part of our medical students to study overseas. This Web site is presented as a service to you.
There are some programs listed which have been accessed by our students in the past. In addition, many programs have been forwarded to us through the Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC), a wonderful resource devoted to medical education and the encouragement of the promotion of healthcare throughout the world. We do not specifically endorse any of these programs, but are happy to share information about them.
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) is accepting applications for Internships in Health Policy and Global Health at AMSA's national headquarters near Washington, D.C. These internships are a great opportunity for students and residents interested in Global Health, Medical History and Health Policy.
AMSA's Global Health intern will work with AMSA's Legislative Director and Global Health Action Committee to research and educate medical students members about pressing Global Health issues and work on legislation around health care workers and global AIDS relief.
AMSA's History of Medicine Intern will help schedule, conduct and edit biographical interviews with doctors who played important roles in the civil rights and social justice movements for an upcoming social history of activist physicians.
Applicants may also combine components of the tasks below to craft their own internship in Health Policy or Global Health.
This work is varied and exciting, and may include:
No previous policy or political experience is necessary Internships for March through early June are 4-12 weeks in length with flexible dates. Academic credit for electives often can be arranged with your home institution. Although AMSA cannot provide a stipend, free housing is available. Complete applications will consist of a current resume and a 350 word letter of intent referencing AMSA's current campaigns around Global Health (found on AMSA's website). The complete application may be submitted in by mail or electronically in Word or PDF format and will include:
Description: The University of Arizona summer course, begun in 1982 and revised annually, is a multispecialty, case-based, problem-solving course preparing medical students and primary care residents for health care experiences in developing countries. Other health professionals with clinical experience in any medical or public health field may apply as well.
This is a full-time (80 class hours), interactive course, with two optional weekend field trips. Faculty are all experienced clinicians from several departments. Visiting medical students receive three weeks' elective credit at their home school (which must also arrange the actual overseas preceptorship).
Open to medical students in years 3-4 and primary care residents. Also open to other health care clinicians (if space is available).
The ASCEND Humanitarian Alliance Health Internship is available to upper-level students and professionals with an interest in practical healthcare field experience. You must be a medical, dental, nursing or healthcare student. You will provide primary health care to undeserved communities and possibly under difficult conditions. The internship will take place in a foreign country and will last between two and eighteen months.
Clinical Tropical Medicine and Parasitology Course - Diploma course accredited by the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, Sponsored by the West Virginia University School of Medicine Office of CME and the International Health Program. The course is divided into four two-week modules in order to accommodate busy schedules and allow more flexibility for health care professionals to take the course. Participants may take just one, two, or three modules in any sequence, or they may choose to take the entire course in a single summer if their schedules allow. We believe in keeping tuition costs affordable for all participants.
So, you have decided that you would like to go abroad and have an international experience either for a summer program or a 4th year elective or a fellowship.
The following websites are highly recommended to give you an idea of the many different programs that exist.
This website is an excellent resource by providing international health opportunity databases as well as links to available international courses, fellowships, electives, internships and more! There is also an excellent section on preparing for your International health experience. Highly recommended website!!
The following list is provided to give you an idea of which programs RWJMS' students have participated in as well as those programs that have been recommended by faculty and students.
This organization offers many different programs that offer experiences such as Tropical Medicine in places such as Latin and Central America, India, and the Amazon basin. RWJMS students have participated in these programs. Please visit the website for more detail or you can contact:
This organization has volunteer programs in Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Morocco, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Thailand. You can observe and assist in a local medical practice or take care of people living with mental or physical disabilities, or HIV/AIDS. Please go to the website for more detailed information, schedules, and applications.
Brochures are available in the Student Affairs Office.
This is an annual publication containing articles about doctors who serve the underserved and a fairly extensive listing of groups and organizations with whom health professionals can volunteer. Please visit their website for more details.
This website gives a rather extensive list of international opportunities, language immersion programs and funding resources. It also includes job and field placement opportunities as well as links to other helpful websites. Click on "Resources" on the GHEC site directory.
While this guide can provide you with the "where" and the "what", the resources in this section can help you and your advisor with the "how" questions of preparing for an international experience, receiving academic credit, and identifying funding for it.
Provides data, tools and analysis on the economics of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in developing countries. Please visit their website for more details.
One of our RWJMS students found this site most helpful.
Please see his comments below:
If you search the database you can find programs in universities around the world. In terms of funding, a number of organizations may be willing to support a project. You may want to get in touch with local community organizations (e.g. Rotary club) to see if you can get help on that front. In addition, an effective, grass-roots way to fund raise is to write support letters to your friends (preferably those who are working) and/or family telling them about what you want to do and why it would be an investment in your education. I have done this in the past and it has worked. I also know of others who were also able to accomplish the same thing.
The mission of the IHP is to foster learning, collaboration, and service in the global health community. The IHP provides opportunities to WVU faculty and students in international health environments in order to expand their knowledge of health care delivery systems, public health programs, and medical education systems in developing countries. The IHP strives to expand collaborative interdisciplinary research and share experiences of the U.S. and countries abroad to promote health worldwide. While providing service to residents in developing countries, WVU participants in IHP affiliated sites abroad also gain a cultural awareness and a spirit of cooperation with other countries.
While this guide can provide you with the "where" and the "what", the resources in this section can help you and your advisor with the "how" questions of preparing for an international experience, receiving academic credit, and identifying funding for it.
This BU website contains an excellent compilation of international rotations in emergency medicine. It is mostly directed to residents, but several sites are appropriate for students. Please visit the website for more details.
1-Island Impact Ministries opened and operates a local, walk in medical clinic three days per week year round. Medical services such as general consultations, dental, and vision care, prenatal, gynecological and dermatological services and a lab are provided to approximately 500 needy people per month.
2 - Island Impact conducts mobile medical clinics , into outlying areas where there is no medical care from Jan- June each year. These clinics are held by visiting medical personal from the United States , Canada and Europe . Their purpose is to treat general medical conditions, and screen for more serious medical conditions such as hypertension and diabetes and our surgical outreaches. Patients are referred to the appropriate medical services as needed.
3- Island Impact also hosts 1-2 surgical outreaches per year. Each May, working together with Children's Hospital of Washington D.C. we help facilitate a week of eye surgery. Other surgical outreaches in the past have included general and gynecological surgeries. This year we will have an orthopedic outreach in April.
4-Island Impact also works very closely with the local Health Department. Students affiliated with Island Impact are welcome to work in local Governmental health facilities.
Students should have fair proficiency in Spanish. We recommend a 4-6 week term between January and June. Students can participate in all of the above activities and can be assessed by both American and Dominican health personal. Although there is no housing provided, Island Impact will help the student find affordable, secure housing in the area.
Contact: Kelli Nelson
35 Pine Road
Coram, NY 11727
809-938-3483
MAP International Fellowship
www.map.org
This fellowship provides travel fellowships for third and fourth year students who are interested in Christian missions in developing world communities. You must apply for this fellowship in your third year of medical school and the deadline is March 1. Please visit the website for more detail or you can contact:
Name: Margaret Stevenson
E-mail: map@map.org or mstevenson@map.org
Phone: 404-880-0540
National Registration Center for Study Abroad
http://www.nrcsa.com/
This organization can help you find language immersion and homestays throughout the world. One of our students used it for a Spanish immersion program in Costa Rica. Please visit their website for more details.
This website provides a compilation of summer programs in various fields on five continents. One of our RWJ students went to Nepal through this program. He felt that the program was well run and had a good experience. Please visit their website for more details.
Tropical Disease Institute - Summer 2007 Education Abroad Programs
Summer dates to be announced.
Application deadline: March 3rd , 2007.
Explore the factors that contribute to the presence of Tropical Diseases in a developing country. The theme of this workshop is: Water, Mosquitoes, and Community Education. During two weeks the group will travel in 4x4 vehicles through all the regions of Ecuador (Coastal, the Andean Mountains and the Amazon), visiting communities, health care centers, rainforest and experiencing first hand this fascinating Andean nation.
Directed by Drs. William Romoser and Joan Cunningham
June 19th to August 15th, 2008. Dates are variable (4 to 8 weeks). Application deadline: February 15th, 2008.
Participate in this multidisciplinary research project as a research volunteer assistant. Interact with a multinational research group and immerse yourself in this multicultural experience. This summer, our group will be continuing work in a pilot Chagas disease control program in Loja Province (Sothern Andes) and replicating the control activities in Manabi Province (Coastal region).
Directed by Dr. Mario Grijalva
Dates to be announced. Application deadline: February 28th, 2008.
Visit this unique place that inspired Darwin to formulate the Theory of Evolution. During the 8-day cruise we will visit 8 islands and will examine ecology, conservation and economic development issues. This program contributes to the sustainability of the research efforts that the Ohio University Tropical Disease Institute carries out in Ecuador through our Infectious Disease Research Laboratory.
Directed by Dr. Mario Grijalva
Unite for Sight -
African, Asian, Eastern European and Latin American
Country Opportunities - Short and Long Term Volunteer Opportunities - http://www.uniteforsight.org/intl_volunteer/others/
All persons over the age of 18 are welcome to apply for these volunteer opportunities, including premedical students, medical students, public health professionals, doctors, corporate professionals, nurses, graduate students, retired professionals, and others.
Rolling Application Deadline - The First Qualified Applicants Will Be Accepted.
Winter 2007
Africa
Accra, Ghana: Click Here To View Program Details
January 1-10; January 1-15; January 10-20; January 20-30; January 1-30;
February 1-10; February 1-15; February 10-20; February 20-30; February 1-30;
March 1-10; March 10-20; March 20-30; March 1-15; March 1-30
(volunteers may combine dates and participate in more than one session)
Tamale, Ghana: Click Here To View Program Details
Flexible dates for 3 weeks or more. Select dates that work best for you.
Asia
Bihar, India: Click Here To View Program Details
January 4-14; January 15-22; January 15-30;
Flexible Dates in February and March. Select dates that work best for your schedule.
Chennai, India: Click Here To View Program Details
December 18-30; December 28-January 6; December 28-January 10;
January 1-10; January 10-20; January 20-30; January 1-30;
February 1-10; February 10-20; February 20-30; February 1-30
(volunteers may combine dates and participate in more than 1 session) Other date requests might be possible - Please contact JStaple@uniteforsight.org with inquiries.
Jodhpur, India: Click Here To View Program Details
January 5-15; January 15-25;
February 1-10; February 10-20; February 20-30;
March 1-10; March 10-20; March 20-30
(volunteers may combine dates and participate in more than 1 session) Other date requests might be possible - Please contact JStaple@uniteforsight.org with inquiries.
New Delhi, India: Click Here To View Program Details
December 15-January 10; March 1-20.
Other date requests might be possible
Please contact JStaple@uniteforsight.org with inquiries.
Spring 2008
Africa
Accra, Ghana: Click Here To View Program Details
February 1-10; February 1-15; February 10-20; February 20-30; February 1-29;
March 1-10; March 1-15; March 10-20; March 20-30; March 15-25; March 1-30;
May 1-10; May 1-15; May 10-20; May 20-30; May 1-30
(volunteers may combine dates and participate in more than 1 session) Other date requests might be possible - Please contact JStaple@uniteforsight.org with inquiries.
Tamale, Ghana: Click Here To View Program Details
Flexible dates for 3 weeks or more. Select dates that work best for you.
Asia
Bihar, India: Click Here To View Program Details
Flexible dates for 7-14 days. Select dates that work best for your schedule.
Chennai, India: Click Here To View Program Details
February 1-10; February 10-20; February 20-29; February 1-29;
March 1-10; March 10-20; March 20-30; March 15-25; March 1-30;
April 1-10; April 10-20; April 20-30; April 1-30;
May 1-10; May 10-20; May 20-30; May 1-30
(volunteers may combine dates and participate in more than 1 session) Other date requests might be possible - Please contact JStaple@uniteforsight.org with inquiries.
Jodhpur, India: Click Here To View Program Details
February 1-10; February 10-20; February 20-30; February 1-30
March 1-10; March 10-20; March 20-30; March 1-30
(volunteers may combine dates and participate in more than 1 session) Other date requests might be possible - Please contact JStaple@uniteforsight.org with inquiries.
New Delhi, India: Click Here To View Program Details
March 1-20. Other date requests might be possible - Please contact JStaple@uniteforsight.org with inquiries.
Summer 2008
Africa
Accra, Ghana: Click Here To View Program Details
May 1-10; May 10-20; May 20-30; May 1-15; May 1-30
June 1-10; June 10-20; June 20-30; June 1-15; June 1-30;
July 1-10; July 10-20; July 20-30; July 1-15; July 1-31;
August 1-10; August 10-20; August 20-30; August 1-15; August 15-30; August 1-30
September 1-10; September 10-20; September 20-30; September 1-15; September 15-30; September 1-30
(volunteers may combine dates and participate in more than 1 session)
Asikuma, Ghana: Click Here To View Program Details
June 1-30; July 1-31; August 1-20 (volunteers may combine dates and participate in more than 1 session)
Tamale, Ghana: Click Here To View Program Details
May 22 - July 1; July 1 - August 18; July 27-August 18; August 18 - September 15
(volunteers may combine dates and participate in more than 1 session)
Asia
Bihar, India: Click Here To View Program Details
May 5-14; May 15-24; May 25-June 10; June 15-25; July 15-31; August 1-15; August 16-25.
Other date requests might be possible - Please contact JStaple@uniteforsight.org with inquiries.
Chennai, India: Click Here To View Program Details
May 1-10; May 10-May 20; May 20-30; May 1-30;
June 1-10; June 10-20; June 20-30; June 1-30;
July 1-10; July 10-20; July 20-31; July 1-31;
August 1-10; August 10-20; August 20-30; August 1-30
September 1-10; September 10-20; September 20-30; September 1-30
(volunteers may combine dates and participate in more than 1 session)
Jaipur, India: Click Here To View Program Details
August 1-15; August 15-30;
September 1-15; September 15-30
Jodhpur, India: Click Here To View Program Details
July 5-August 5; August 20-30 New
Delhi, India: Click Here To View Program Details
May 10-30; June 1-30; July 1-31;
August 1-20; August 1-25
Orissa, India: Click Here To View Program Details
May 15-30;
June 1-15; June 15-30;
July 1-15; July 15-31;
August 1-15; August 15-25
(volunteer may combine dates and participate in more than one session)
Fall 2008
Africa
Accra, Ghana: Click Here To View Program Details
September 1-10; September 1-15; September 10-20; September 20-30; September 15-30
October 1-10; October 1-15; October 10-20; October 20-30
November 1-10; November 1-15; November 10-20; November 20-30
(volunteers may participate in more than 1 session) Other date requests might be possible - Please contact JStaple@uniteforsight.org with inquiries.
Tamale, Ghana: Click Here To View Program Details
September 15-October 7; October 7-31
(volunteers may participate in more than 1 session) Other date requests might be possible - Please contact JStaple@uniteforsight.org with inquiries.
Asia
Bihar, India: Click Here To View Program Details
Flexible dates for 7-14 days. Select dates that fit best with your schedule.
Chennai, India: Click Here To View Program Details
September 1-10; September 1-15; September 10-20; September 20-30; September 15-30
October 1-10; October 1-15; October 10-20; October 20-30; October 15-30
November 1-10; November 1-15; November 10-20; November 20-30; November 15-30.
(volunteers may participate in more than 1 session) Other date requests might be possible - Please contact JStaple@uniteforsight.org with inquiries.
Winter 2008
Africa
Accra, Ghana: Click Here To View Program Details
December 1-10; December 10-20
January 1-10; January 1-15; January 10-20; January 20-30; January 1-30;
February 1-10; February 1-15; February 10-20; February 20-29; February 1-29;
March 1-10; March 1-15; March 10-20; March 15-25; March 1-30;
(volunteers may combine dates and participate in more than one session)
Tamale, Ghana: Click Here To View Program Details
Flexible dates for 3 weeks or more. Select dates that work best for you.
Asia
Bihar, India: Click Here To View Program Details
December 10-18; December 18-28; December 28-January 10; January 10-20; January 20-30.
Other date requests might be possible - Please contact JStaple@uniteforsight.org with inquiries.
Chennai, India: Click Here To View Program Details
December 1-10; December 10-18; December 18-30; December 28-January 6; December 28-January 10
January 1-10; January 1-15; January 10-20; January 20-30; January 1-30
February 1-10; February 1-15; February 10-20; February 20-29; February 1-29
(volunteers may combine dates and participate in more than 1 session) Other date requests might be possible - Please contact JStaple@uniteforsight.org with inquiries.
Jodhpur, India: Click Here To View Program Details
Flexible dates for 2 weeks or more. Select dates that work best for your schedule.
New Delhi, India: Click Here To View Program Details
December 15-January 10; March 1-20;
Other date requests might be possible - Please contact JStaple@uniteforsight.org with inquiries.
University of Arizona College of Medicine Clinical & Community Care
in Developing Nations International Health http://www.globalhealth.arizona.edu/IHIndex.html
The University of Arizona summer course, begun in 1982 and revised annually, is a multispecialty, case-based, problem-solving course preparing medical students and primary care residents for health care experiences in developing countries. Other health professionals with clinical experience in any medical or public health field may apply as well.
Volunteers for Peace - http://www.vfp.org/
Another great international organization is Volunteers for Peace, which is an umbrella organization for countless international work-camps. Many of the projects are directly health-care related and some indirectly, like work in an orphanage. They often send volunteers to areas where there are refugees in need of health care and also natural disaster areas. They put out a booklet (which costs money) each year that lists all of the work camps offered each summer. Please visit their website for more details.
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Africa • Asia • Caribbean • Middle East • Latin and South America
The BOTUSA TB Project is a wonderful opportunity for fourth year medical students to spend 6 months in Botswana, Africa in a clinical/epidemiological research experience. This program is under the aegis of the CDC. One of our alumnae, Dr. Elizabeth Talbot, is on site. For more detailed information, please contact:
Taraz Samandari, MD PhD
Associate Director of TB/HIV Research BOTUSA Project
c/o American Embassy
2170 Gaborone Place
Dulles, VA 20189
FAX: 011-267-397-3117
Email: ttc0@cdc.gov
CIDRZ - Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia - www.cidrz.org
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 with the support from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. Initially conceived as an infectious disease and maternal-child health research unit, CIDRZ has since expanded its operations to include support to the Zambian government in its fight against AIDS.
They are currently looking for program assistants to help expand HIV care and treatment services. Assignments are based on individual interests and programmatic needs. Volunteers will be paired with a Zambian counterpart and a faculty mentor from UAB/CIDRZ. Assignments are for 10-12 months (with allowances made for medical school interviews if needed) and applicants must be available to start in mid-July. Volunteers receive a monthly stipend of $1000 to cover basic living expenses, international airfare to Zambia and housing costs.
Deadline: February 28, 2008
For application info, please contact:
Name: Maria Lombe
E-mail: maria@cidrz.org
This website has a World Health link that describes expeditions to India for Maternal and Child Healthcare as well as a Community Health expedition in Cameroon. These short expeditions are scheduled throughout the year. 1st and 4th year students have participated in this program.
This program provides international research training opportunities to qualified minority undergraduates, graduate and medical students underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research careers. The duration of the training is ten to twelve weeks. The above website has a list of all the U.S. program directors and their respective research initiative in a given country. Students must contact these directors to obtain necessary eligibility and application procedures.
This University of Maryland project was founded by medical students and continues to be run by medical students. This year seven students will spend between 3 months and one year in the village of Humjibre, Ghana implementing reproductive health and literacy projects. Please go to the website for more detailed information; funding is limited.
This organization has an HIV/AIDS Prevention Awareness Program in Tanzania and a Healthcare Project in Thailand. It is an excellent opportunity to get some international experience as a 4th year rotation, summer opportunity, or a one year internship.
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) started this program to involve volunteers in international HIV care and prevention initiatives. They are currently looking for program assistants to help expand HIV care and treatment services. Assignments are based on individual interests and programmatic needs. Overall, 4-6 expatriate volunteers will be selected for 2006-2007. Each will be paired with a Zambian counterpart and a faculty mentor from UAB/CIDRZ. Work will be based at the central CIDRZ offices in Lusaka, though travel to various parts of the country may be required.
Volunteers will spend 10-12 months (with allowances for medical school interviews, if needed), beginning in mid-July, 2006. Volunteers receive a monthly stipend of $1,000 to cover basic living expenses and international airfare to Zambia. Housing, costs related to program activities, and local and emergency evacuation insurance are also provided.
Send your CV and a cover letter to Maria Lombe, administrative coordinator, by March 15, 2006. For additional information, please go to the website above or email Maria Lombe at maria@cidrz.org.
The 16th Crossing Cultures Senegal/West Africa volunteer and travel program of Intercultural Dimensions takes place June 26 - July 10, 2006 with an option to extend one's volunteer service or field study. We regularly meet with traditional healers as well as allopathic doctors and nurses in village clinics, town health centers and city hospitals. One of the clinics which we visit and needs help is a women's clinic in a large town which had prenatal as well as infant care departments. The program is custom-tailored to individual interests and participants will visit different parts of the country and community projects, stay with Senegalese families or in guest houses, use public transportation, and experience village life.
Please contact:
Intercultural Dimensions
PO Box 391427
Cambridge, MA 02139-0014 USA
Phone: (617) 864-8442
Fax: (617) 868-1273
E-mail: info@interculturaldimensions.org
Intercultural Dimensions is a non-profit educational organization (501(C)(3)) that provides programs of cross-cultural awareness through travel, community service, workshops, and seminars.
International Alliance in
Service and Education (IASE) - www.iaseco.org
The International Alliance in Service and Education provides an experience in rural South Africa for third and fourth year students. The focus of the program is primary care, health education, support group projects, mental health projects, education, nutrition, etc.
Students rotate along with med students from the University of Pretoria, and are supervised by medical faculty from that institution.
IASE is happy to announce a new clerkship rotation and research program in INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN EGYPT. The program is slated to begin in February 2008 and is open to medical students who have taken their core clerkships: 4th Year Medical Students interested in:
- International Health Research Projects
- Infectious Diseases
- Community Health
For more information: info@iaseco.org
A research project that seeks to examine the impact of caregiving for orphaned children on the health and well being of Luo elders, takes place in a rural area in western Kenya. Students participate in field research and will be responsible for conducting approximately 400 physical examinations. Other clinical rotations may also be arranged. The program costs approximately $3500, although pending grant funding students may have some expenses paid for by the program. Students can also apply for funds from the CORE Research Office. Tentative program dates: January 12-February 20 th , 2009. Application deadline October 1, 2008.
Contact: Dr. Gillian Ice: iceg@ohio.edu
The Lambaréné Schweitzer Fellowship will select four senior medical students each year to spend 3 months working as junior physicians at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Gabon. Complete funding is provided. Please go to the website for more detailed information or contact:
Name: Meghan Kalinich
Title: Director, Lambaréné Schweitzer Fellows Program
Address: 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 617-667-3115
Fax: 617-667-7989
E-mail: mkalinic@bidmc.harvard.edu
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Fogarty International Center
www.aamc.org/overseasfellowship
This program is offering a one-year clinical research training experience for graduate level U.S. students in the health professions. This is an opportunity for highly motivated individuals to experience mentored research training at top-ranked NIH-funded research centers in a diverse group of countries, such as Botswana, Brazil, Haiti, India, Kenya, Mali, Peru, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, and Zambia.
SHARE Kenya-Ohio is a clinical program during which students, faculty and clinicians deliver healthcare in rural Western Kenya. SHARE Kenya-Ohio volunteers demonstrate their commitment to providing healthcare for the rural people of a developing nation and have been making annual trips since 1997. Fourth year students will participate in direct patient care. In addition to the clinical time, students will have the opportunity to experience various cultural activities, visit the Kakamega Rainforest and go on a safari in Masai Mara. The dates of the program are November 23-December 14, 2008. Approximate cost: $2500 + airfare. Applications are due on August 31.
Interested students should contact:
Dr. Deborah Meyer at eyerd@oucom.ohiou.edu
Chris Simpson at simpsonc@oucom.ohiou.edu or
Cheri Sheets at sheetsc@ohio.edu .
ISL sends medical/dent/opt/public health/PT/vet/pharmaceutical teams to countries in Latin America, Central America, and Africa. Students receive supervised hands-on experience, health related seminars, and financial sponsorship. Please see the website for details.
UVP is looking for volunteers for their 6-week summer program, as well as 6 and 12 month long-term volunteers to maintain a constant presence in Uganda and carry out more in-depth service projects. The Uganda Village Project was created in an effort to improve the living conditions of the people of the Iganga District in Uganda through a sustainable public health and education partnership with Ugandan students, professionals, and charitable organizations. It is a student-led organization that is part of the Village Projects Initiative of the International Federation of Medical Students Association-USA (IFMSA).
More information, as well as applications, can be found at the above website.
Vital International Foundation organizes health serves to the people of Ghana. They provide accessible HIV/AIDS/STI education and services, in addition to support programs for infected individuals. Target groups include women, young adults, and rural dwellers. Some programs include medical volunteers. Please go to the website for more detailed information or contact:
Name: Susana Mitchell, American Academy of Pediatrics
E-mail: susmit19@aol.com
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The American India Foundation sponsors nine month-long health related service projects in India. One of our students from RWJMS has participated in an AIF program sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, and had an excellent experience. Please go to the website for more detailed information.
This organization has volunteer programs in Brazil, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Peru, Tanzania, and Thailand. You can observe and assist in a local medical practice or take care of people living with mental or physical disabilities, or HIV/AIDS. Please go to the website for more detailed information, schedules, and applications.
This website has a World Health link that describes expeditions to India for Maternal and Child Healthcare as well as a Community Health expeditions in Cameroon. These short expeditions are scheduled throughout the year. 1st and 4th year students have participated in this program.
The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) provide U.S. graduate students in science and engineering first-hand research experience in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, or Taiwan, an introduction to the science and science policy infrastructure of the respective location, and orientation to the culture and language. The primary goals of EAPSI are to introduce students to East Asia and Pacific science and engineering in the context of a research laboratory, and to initiate personal relationships that will better enable them to collaborate with foreign counterparts in the future. The institutes last approximately eight weeks from June to August and are administered in the United States by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The National Institutes of Health (NIH) co-sponsor the Summer Institute in Japan.
This organization has a Healthcare Project in Thailand and a HIV/AIDS Prevention Awareness Program in Tanzania. It is an excellent opportunity to get some international experience as a 4th year rotation, summer opportunity, or a one year internship.
Six medical/dental expeditions are available to the remote Himalayan regions of North India, Nepal and Tibetan Borderlands. Participation for all expeditions is open to: medical, dental, nursing & medical health students, physicians, dentists, pharmacists, and nurses. Each trip is designed to provide care to approximately 1500 underserved patients and is an opportunity for international health exposure for participants. Participation on each trip is limited to 25. Note: participants are responsible for arranging their own funding to meet expedition cost and must be willing to put in a minimum of 6-8 hours of clinical work, each day, for the duration of the clinical period. Please go to the website for more detailed information or contact:
Name: Ravi I Singh
E-mail: info@himalayanhealth.com
Phone: 404-929-9399
OR
Name: Dr. William Norton
Phone: 912-685- 9399
E-mail: nbnorton@pineland.net
Indicorps is a not-for-profit organization created to encourage people of Indian origin to reconnect with their roots through an intensive service experience in India. Indicorps' programs include a one-year competitive public service fellowship designed to be a one-of-a-kind transformational experience, emphasizing both personal growth and international development.
Indicorps
15455 Empanada Drive
Houston, Texas 77083
E-mail: help@indicorps.org
Phone: 858-483-0933
International Science and Engineering -
Japan and Korea
These web sites were contributed by a RWJMS student. They contain information on programs in Japan and Korea. There are two sources of information on NSF-sponsored programs in Japan and Korea. The NSF Office of International Science and Engineering (INT) Web site contains comprehensive materials on all of the East Asia and Pacific Program suite of activities. http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/int/start.htm
At this site, you can navigate according to program type, or global region.
The NSF Tokyo Regional Office also maintains a Web site at:
http://www.nsftokyo.org
At this site are many region specific resources, including reports and links to S&T organizations. The menu bar on the left-hand side of the opening screen will guide navigation.
Please contact our office, or the East Asia and Pacific Program Office in Arlington (703-292-8704, eapinfo@nsf.gov) for assistance, or with questions.
Nepal Orthopaedic Hospital
Shadow Experience - http://www.noh.org.np
The Nepal Orthopaedic Hospital Shadow Experience is accessed and enjoyed by two Robert Wood Johnson Medical School students. Students gain experience in types of Orthopaedic diseases and trauma and management opportunities of simple fractures as well as observing in surgeries wherever possible.
For more detailed information please contact:
Name:Dr. Anil Shrestha
Medical Director
Nepal Orthopaedic Hospital
Khagendra New Life Centre
Jorpati, Kathmandu
Phone: 977-1-4493725, 4499467
E-mail: neporth@mos.com.np
This program is offered through the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
OVERVIEW:
The Summer Institute in Japan, the Monbusho Summer Program and the Summer Institute in Korea provide graduate students in science and engineering first-hand experience in Japanese and Korean research environments. An introduction to the science and science policy infrastructure of the respective countries, and language training. The primary goals of the programs are to introduce students to Japanese and Korean science and engineering in the context of a research laboratory and to initiate personal relationships that will better enable them to collaborate with Japanese and Korean counterparts in the future. The programs will last approximately eight weeks from June/July to August.
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents; be enrolled at a US institution in a science or engineering Ph.D. program, enrolled in an MD program and have an interest in biomedical research, or enrolled and completed at least one full year in an MS program; and pursuing studies in fields of science (including social science) or engineering that are supported by NSF, NIH or USDA, and also are represented among the potential host institutions.
SUPPORT:
International travel costs to and from Japan or Korea, an allowance of $2,000 for each participant, and in-country living costs (accommodations, food and professional travel) will be provided.
DEADLINE:
All application materials (including applicant's and recommenders' forms) should be sent to the Japan and Korea Program at the address shown below and must be POSTMARKED by December 1st:
Japan and Korea Program, Room 935
Division of International Programs
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
Please go to the website for more detailed information or contact:
Name: Dr. Christopher A. Loretz
Phone: 703-306-1701
E-mail: cloretz@nsf.gov
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BRIDGES to the Dominican Republic
http://www.ramapo.edu/studentlife/ministry/catholic_Ministry/DR/index.htm
Two week service trip to the Dominican Republic. Some RWJMS students have greatly enjoyed this experience. Contact information on the BRIDGES Service trip:
Name: Father Ronald Stanley
E-mail: rstanley@ramapo.edu
Phone: (201)684-7251
Medical Service for the Tropics -
Travel and Tropical Medicine
Course in Havana, Cuba
http://www.tropenkliniek.nl/
The Travel and Tropical Medicine Course is a one-week long course which offers the opportunity to visit Cuba, study at the Tropical Medicine Hospital, and learn about the Cuban health care system. The conference is conducted primarily by Cuban physicians who are involved in research and the care of patients with tropical and infectious diseases.
Name: Peter deBeer
E-mail: mstropics@p;anet.nl
Haiti: TBD
This trip is in collaboration with Project Medishare (www.projectmedishare.org).
The mission in Haiti will be three-fold: treat the population of Thomonde and its surrounding areas, educate the population on the modes of prevention and treatment of the endemic diseases of the area, and propose ideas to improve the management of the health care system. Therefore, our work will be divided into 3 teams:
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The clinic team: primary health care delivery.
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The education team: will travel with the clinic teams and educate patients
while they are waiting to be seen by the clinical staff.
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The evaluation team: will visit the clinics/hospitals and find ideas to improve the delivery of health care. Students involved in the public health arena are encouraged to participate in this team. The estimated cost will be $1130. Please contact the mission coordinator: Florence Desrouleaux
flormd18@yahoo.com) for further details.
This is a clinical program which includes several rural clinic days and health education. The purpose of the clinics are to: 1) provide medical screening to the village people, 2) give educational support for disease detection, 3) recognize and treat medical diseases and conditions. Participants will also have the opportunity to participate in several cultural and tourist activities. This program is ideally suited to Third year medical students but first year students will also be considered.
The dates of the program are: July 23-Aug. 3, 2008.
Applications are due: February 28th.
Program cost is approximately $2050.
For more information, please contact Dr. Roy Bontrager: ohioskier2002@yahoo.com
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MIDDLE EAST
New England Institute of Jewish Studies
Jewish Medical Ethics and Israel Experience Summer Program - www.neijs.org
This is a summer program for medical students. There is an opportunity to apply for a fellowship to help subsidize cost for this program. For more information contact:
New England Institute of Jewish Studies (NEIJS)
Phone: 781-433-7172
Fax: 617-730-8132
E-mail: info@neijs.org
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The "Medical Students Mifgash Experience" pairs American medical students (current student or recently accepted applicants) with Israeli medical students, medics, paramedics, and physicians for all 10-days of the program in Israel. The trip itinerary is based on the core Israel Quest program. Special highlights include participation in field training exercises, military medic simulations, and opportunities to network with Israeli physicians of all backgrounds. It's a special way to experience Israel and deepen ties with your Israeli colleagues. Sponsored in partnership with “American Physicians Fellowship for Medicine in Israel.”
| Trip Dates : |
| June/July - Medical Students Mifgash Experience |
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Learn Spanish in Ecuador, Peru or Bolivia for complete beginners-superior, most effective methods, only university qualified and experienced teachers, University credit through Alma College or New Mexico State University, homestay and student residence, cultural program, travel packages and more at very reasonable rates. Please go to website for more information.
Amerispan can be used as a resource for finding language immersion programs and volunteer experiences in Latin America and Spain. Our students have participated in programs in Ecuador, Spain and Costa Rica. Please go to website for more detailed information.
Associatión Pop Wuj
Pop Wuj (http://www.pop-wuj.org) school in Xela, Guatemala was enjoyed by one of our students. This is what she had to say about it: "Students looking for more information about other schools in Xela, Guatemala can check out www.xelapages.com and there is a link to some of the many schools there. Of course, not all the schools will be of good quality, so I wouldn't blanketly recommend any of them. I chose Pop Wuj from a few recommended by friends of mine who have studied in Guatemala. I have also heard that if one is not happy with the tutor you start with, you can request a change of tutor or you can start at a new school.
Usually the school charges a fee per week (~$150) that includes a home stay during the week with most meals and approximately 5 hours of tutoring a day each weekday. Most weekends are spent on local trips or on community service projects. Also, I know that Pop Wuj does offer clinical programs for medical students and social workers, but I don't personally know anyone who has taken these options so I can't specifically recommend it. Their web site offers quite a bit of detail and there are many resources one can use to read up on the topic.
Belize Institute for Tropical &
Wilderness Medicine Elective
www.belizeinstitute.com
"We offer you a variety of unique medical training programs, available nowhere else. Note that These are not the typical wilderness medicine or W-EMT classes offered in the United States! These programs are highly specific in content, methodology, and progressive teaching techniques for use in the most extreme, remote, and difficult conditions found world wide.
Many of the techniques you will learn in these programs are far more sophisticated and advanced than those used in the United States , yet emphasise low tech, resource limited, and improvised solutions. These programs are very applicable for everyone needing the finest training in medicine, rescue, and survival for wilderness, expedition, and remote situations. Anyone may take any class, subject to individual approval .
Physicians, residents, medical and all health professions students, pre-medical and pre-health profession students, paramedics and emergency medical providers, remote and independent duty medics, missionaries, expedition members, adventurers, and many, many others have completed our programs. Students are accepted from anywhere in the world .
All of these programs are offered in conjunction with the University of Nebraska School of Medicine and offer elective or required rotation credit . Certification as a wilderness medical provider (i.e. Wilderness Paramedic, EMT, etc.) is available for selected programs. Continuing Education (CME & CEU's) are available for most of our programs."
For more info:
www.gmrsltd.com or service@gmrsltd.com
Participate in Community Healthcare Services with the Public Health Department of the Ecuadorian Ministry of Health. Starting the program out in Quito Ecuador, participants study Spanish and have a thorough orientation to Ecuador and its health system. Participants then travel to Puyo in Pastaza province where they work alongside a physician, a nurse, dentist and psychologist who travel into rural villages in a Mobile Clinic, and also work in community based health clinics.
This organization has volunteer programs in Brazil, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Peru, Tanzania, and Thailand. You can observe and assist in a local medical practice or take care of people living with mental or physical disabilities, or HIV/AIDS. Please go to the website for more detailed information, schedules, and applications.
The beginning speakers' and the advanced beginner/intermediate speakers' programs are study tour introductions to Ecuadorian and South American primary and community health care, combined with a clinical practicum and medical Spanish immersion experience for first year medical students. During the first 2 weeks the group visits urban and rural health facilities in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador while studying medical Spanish under the guidance of physician program directors. For the final half of the program participants work in clinics and hospitals on a more individual basis while continuing language instruction. This year's dates are June 25 - July 22, 2006.
Names: Don Wedemeyer, MD; Marta Alarcon, MD
Address: Interhealth South America
4202 E. Fowler Ave.
USF 30404
Tampa, FL 33620
E-mail: dwedemeyer@pol.net
Phone: (813) 935-3480
This program is excellent for senior medical students who wish to learn Spanish and experience a different culture in Ecuador, South America. You must have completed your third year of Medical School to participate. Please visit the website for more detail or you can contact:
Names: Don Wedemeyer, MD; Marta Alarcón, MD
Address: Interhealth South America
4202 E. Fowler Ave.
USF 30404
Tampa, FL 33620
E-mail: dwedemeyer@pol.net
Phone: (813) 935-3480
International Health Elective at
US-Mexico Border for
Health Professionals in Training- steer.uthscsa.edu
The program is called STEER (South Texas Environmental Education & Research). This 4-week learning experience addresses international, environmental and trans-national health concerns. The program is taught in the U.S.-Mexico border communities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Please see website for dates and application.
International Medical Elective
in Belize, Central America -
www.hillsidebelize.net
The Hillside Health Care Center International Medical Elective, set in the rainforest of southern Belize and near the Caribbean shore, is now accepting applications for the 2006-07 academic year. Those eligible to apply are third and fourth year medical students, physician assistant students and medical residents. This is an opportunity to learn the practice of medicine in a resource challenged, multi-cultural tropical setting. More information and online applications can be found at www.hillsidebelize.net
Name: Dr. David & Dr. Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Hillside Medical Directors
E-mail: eamonnfitz@msn.com
The Medical College of Wisconsin Family Practice Department is now accepting applications for medical students and residents interested in going on an International Rotation to Belize, Central America. Summer spaces are available. Please go to the website for more detailed information or contact:
Name: Heather Lotz
E-mail: hlotz@mcw.edu
Mar de Jade Retreat Center in Mexico - http://www.mardejade.com/
Medical Volunteer/Spanish Programs
This program combines learning Spanish and volunteering in clinics in Mar de Jade, Mexico.
The Honduras Experience 2008 will be a 2 week trip to the north coast of Honduras, to include the cities of La Ceiba and San Pedro Sula. The first week will consist of a "surgical brigade" staged in Hospital Suizo, where we will operate on surgical patients on the waiting list from the local government hospital. The second week will consist of follow up care of the surgical patients, and a variety of experiences to include visits to a variety of Honduran health care facilities, a Honduran medical school, and opportunities to interact with and "shadow" Honduran medical students and interns in the hospital setting.
Dates: November 1-15, 2008
Approximate Cost: $1600 + airfare
Application Deadline: August 31.
For more information please contact Dr. David Drozek at Drozek@oucom.ohiou.edu .
The Summer Medical Institute is a Christian-Mission-based five-week elective designed to equip medical students to care more effectively for patients in the context of a community-oriented health outreach campaign among underserved populations. In addressing barriers to health and access to care, students will learn valuable skills while also becoming familiar with the complex issues involving public health. Through offering various health screenings, conducting medical clinics, and rotating through a family practice residency clinic, SMI participants will gain valuable hands-on experience to equip them to be compassionate and excellent leaders in the health professions.
Students will participate in a variety of activities, including:
Setting up and running health outreach and education activities in the community. History and physical examinations, including spiritual history-taking. Involvement in clinical research projects, exposure to relevance of medical research to health care delivery.
Didactic sessions, Large-group discussions, Small group sessions.
Mentoring relationships. Directed reading, reflection, and discussion.
Faculty are recruited each year from around the United States in a variety of specialties and are approved by the Board of Directors of The Summer Medical Institute. Faculty are selected based on excellence in patient care and community relationships, and on their ability to serve as role models. All faculty are volunteers. In addition, on-site faculty from the Valley Baptist Family Practice Residency are involved in the teaching and health care delivery aspects of the SMI.
Name: The Summer Medical Institute
3312 Tilden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19129
Phone:(215)843-3312
Fax: (215)843-1737
E-mail: aacevedo@thesmi.org
The objective of this multidisciplinary adventure and field research experience is to gain a deeper understanding of the complex factors that play a role in the biology of Tropical Diseases. During the two weeks we will spend in the field in Ecuador, we will use 4x4 vehicles to travel to both the Amazon Basin Region (Oriente) and in the Coastal Region of the country. In these areas, we will visit rural communities and examine in a general way issues related to public health, health care delivery, community socio-economic development and education. Our group will interact directly with community leaders, health care providers and school teachers. In addition, we will visit regional health care facilities and interact with public health officials at the provincial level. Round tables with the participation of our group, public health officials and community members will be organized to allow for discussion of our observations and exchange of points of view among the participants. We will also examine the role that traditional healers play as health care providers and their interactions with the "western" medical establishment.
Program Dates: June 15-July 2, 2008.
Application deadline: April 15.
Approximate cost is $2000 + airfare.
Interested students should contact Dr. Joan Cunningham, 060 Irvine Hall, cunninj1@ohio.edu (740) 593 9482.
University of Nebraska Medical Spanish / International Studies Program - http://www.unmc.edu/isp
This program has four-week July and August courses for students who wish to learn Spanish in Guatemala. Please see the website for more details, and be sure to read the Additional Information section. After checking the web site, interested applicants can contact:
Names: Sara E. Pirtle, MBA
Title: Coordinator
Address: International Studies & Programs
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5735
E-mail: sepirtle@unmc.edu
Phone: 402-559-2924
Fax: 402-559-2923
Vamos Adelante serves about 6,000 people in twelve communities in Esquintla, Guatemala. The foundation has set up schools in many of these areas and has recruited and trained health promoters to work with families in the area. The student will be working with the health promoters in these communities doing health education and screenings. This will allow me to use my Spanish in a health setting, practice taking blood pressures, and see what their health system is like.
Knowledge of Spanish (fluency) required.
Please go to the website for more detailed information or contact:
E-mail: vamosadelante@conexion.com.gt
Volunteer Medical Opportunity -
Rural El Salvador - http://www.dghonline.org
This program is a clinical, project management and public health opportunity in a small clinic and community health project in rural El Salvador. You will work with the Asociación de Campesinos para el Desarrollo Humano, an up-and-coming Salvadoran grassroots NGO that is run entirely by local campesinos, as a volunteer sent by Doctors for Global Health.
Opportunities are available year-round. A stay of six months or longer is preferred; minimum stay is three months. Fluent Spanish is required.
Contact: volunteer@dghonline.org
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