Resources for Medical StudentsMeaningful participation in real life surgical situations is often the inspiration for a medical student to elect to pursue a career in a surgical specialty. We hope to provide information relevant to medical students interested in participation in both domestic and international surgical volunteerism opportunities via this resource center.
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University Coalitions for Global Health brings together leaders from global health-focused, student-serving organizations to harmonize efforts and collaborate on events and projects.
Global Health TV, from the Global Health Council, is essentially a "YouTube" for international health which enables you to view and share the work being done and provides a forum for education about the health issues faced by communities around the world.
Global Pulse Journal is the American Medical Student Association's online international health journal featuring research articles, editorials, personal accounts, and other materials from medical students, practicing physicians, and others working on global health issues.
The following Web sites feature international opportunities for medical students:
Child Family Health International is a global family of committed professionals and students who work at the grassroots level to promote the health of the world community. Since, 1993 CFHI has run international health, service-learning electives for over 2,700 pre-medical, medical, and other students of the health profession. Students travel to Bolivia, Ecuador, India, Mexico, Nicaragua, and South Africa to immerse themselves in new cultural contexts and to learn about the way healthcare is practiced and experienced worldwide.
Learning without borders: Medical students take on the world- Medical schools are offering overseas clerkships and students are eager to go. Myrle Croasdale, AMNews, March 12, 2007, published on amednews.com.
Mission Finder, Missions for Medical Students provides information on short-term medical mission trips for students with information available on elective rotations, specialty medical training, and non-medical trips.
Robert Wood Johnson Medical Schoolprovides a list of recommended fellowship programs and funding information.
The University of Massachusetts, International Health Education Student Handbook catalogs different international opportunities, resources, and travel tips.
Listed below are Web sites that provide information on financial resources for international health opportunities:
Robert Wood Johnson Medical Schoolprovides a list of recommended fellowship programs and funding information.
University of Arizona, Health Sciences Center, International Health in the Developing World: Clinical and Community Care's Web site offers resources on financial support for International Health Opportunities.
University of Washington, International Health Group provides information for medical students about sources of funding for doing international health work.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Global Health provides information on funding sources for international opportunities.
The following Web sites provide information on how to prep for an international health experience:
Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC):A non-profit organization of health professionals, educators and institutions dedicated to global health education. Through its focus on education, GHEC provides dedicated global health leadership to educate, train and mentor health care students, faculty, professionals and practitioners to address global health challenges. GHEC: Preparing for an International Experience
Learning without borders: Medical students take on the world- Medical schools are offering overseas clerkships and students are eager to go. Myrle Croasdale, AMNews, March 12, 2007, published on amednews.com.
The University of Massachusetts, International Health Education Student Handbook catalogs different international opportunities, resources, and travel tips.
Medical Peace Work has created an online course to offer information to health professionals on how they can become engaged in peace work through the practice of medicine. Medical Peace Work is a transnational partnership of health professionals coordinated by the Centre for International Health at the University of Tromsų in Norway.
All information below has been obtained from the Web site of the American Association of Medical Colleges ( www.aamc.org ).
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