There are many different ways to explore global health. Grouped by type of experience, these links will connect you to different opportunities available to students at the UCF College of Medicine. While some are sponsored directly by College of Medicine faculty, others are sponsored by partner institutions, other medical schools, or non-profit service organizations.
Global Health Conferences
CUGH – Consortium of Universities for Global Health
GHC – Global Health Council
INMED – Institute for International Medicine
UCF MedPACt – Global Health Conference
NIH – National Institutes of Health (NIH) Fogarty International Center
UNITE FOR SIGHT – GHIC (Global Health & Innovation Conference)
4th Year Opportunities
Designed for the senior student with greater clinical experience, these electives for credit are usually 4 weeks in duration and are based in teaching hospitals overseas.
AAMC – Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO)
Advent Health Sharing Smiles
CACHAMSI Medical Spanish Institute, Ecuador
CDC-Hubert Global Health Fellowship
Child Family Health International
Children’s Well-Being Foundation
Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town, South Africa
Floating Doctors
Francisco Marroquín Medical School (UFM), Guatemala
Global Health Fellows Program – The Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University
INMED Educational Programs
International Health Central American Institute Foundation (IHCAI)– Medical Spanish
Mayan Medical Aid, Guatemala – Medical Spanish
Medical Electives in Africa
NMF International Medical Scholars Program
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Unite for Sight Programs
University of Colorado – Costa Rica Student Elective Wilderness Medicine
USAID- Global Health Fellows II
1st and 2nd Year Opportunities
CACHAMSI Medical Spanish Institute, Ecuador
Child Family Health International
CLIC – Medical Spanish in Seville, Spain
International Health Central American Institute Foundation (IHCAI) – Medical Spanish
Mayan Medical Aid, Guatemala
University of Colorado – Costa Rica Student Elective Wilderness Medicine
Short-term Medical Mission Trips
These trips offer a 1-2 week supervised international service experience and are available to students of all levels.
Advent Health Sharing Smiles
Project C.U.R.E.
Unite for Sight Programs
Here is a great resource from Georgetown University – School of Nursing and Health Studies on how to prepare for a medical mission trip: https://online.nursing.georgetown.edu/blog/humanitarian-nursing/