Global Health Resources

Below you will find useful links for international programs specific to medical students.

UCSD International Electives homepage (click on "Programs"):
http://meded.ucsd.edu/osa/resources/careers-med/intnatl/table_of_contents.html

UWSOM International Health Electives:
http://depts.washington.edu/ihg/ihe.htm

University of Nebraska, Medical Spanish:
http://www.unmc.edu/isp/studyabroad/medicalspanishcourse.htm

University of Arizona, links to international sites:
http://www.globalhealth.arizona.edu/ih_sites.html

University of Arizona, Medical Spanish (includes programs in Spain, Central America, Cuba, etc):
http://www.globalhealth.arizona.edu/Medical_Spanish.html

International Association of Medical Students' Assocations: (they are also a potential funding source if you are interested in starting a project).
http://www.ifmsa-usa.org/

The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) has excellent general resources and reviews of programs that do international health.
http://www.kaiseredu.org/research.asp?id=326

Many students opt to do work with a non-government organization or charity. CharityNavigator is a great resource if you want rankings/ratings of charities and the kind of work that they do.
http://www.charitynavigator.org

The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Fogarty International Center (FIC), in partnership with The Ellison Medical Foundation, the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse, is offering a one-year clinical research training experience for MS3 and MS4 students interested in international health careers and/or clinical research careers.
http://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/overseasfellowship/