International Externship Opportunities
These options listed are in addition to the annual RVU sponsored trips to Africa, Central and South America. All of these are organizations, individuals and/or opportunities, are recommended by RVU students. You can also set up your own international rotation, with appropriate approval. Approval forms and further information for International Rotation Requests can be found on the RVU website under the Global Medicine tab. If you have additional questions, please contact Dr. Bentley at cbentley@rvu.edu.
This list is not in any particular order, be sure to review the entire list.
Korah Kids (Darci Burke) https://www.korahkids.com - Project Cure Hospital
Elective Africa https://www.electiveafrica.com/destinations - Clinics in Tanzania and Kenya
Act4Africa http://www.act4africa.org/get-involved/overseas-volunteers/medical-electives/
Care for Zumbo in Mozambique https://www.facebook.com/careforzumbo
Rita Osborn - Dominican Republic/Nepal https://www.suu.edu/ahec/trips.html
Power of a Nickel – www.powerofanickel.org Greece, Ukraine, Philippines, Peru, Cuba Uganda
Solid Rock International – Dominican Republic www.solidrockinternational.org/
Global Education Philanthropists & Expedition Global Cammy Bowker - cammy@globalep.org
www.worktheworld.com; Excellent Hospital and outpatient experiences in many specialties and locations around the world.
www.handsforhealthfoundation.org - Organized RVUCOM trips to Kenya, Guatemala and Ecuador. For more info. go to the website or contact Dr. Camille Z. Bentley, President at cbentley@rvu.edu
Dr. Scott Smith (Sponsor of RVU annual trip to Kenya in January)
Specialty: General Medicine
Location: Kimanu, Kenya (about 3 hours south of Nairobi, adjacent to Mt. Kilimanjaro)
Contact: Dr. Scott Smith, safaridocscott@hushmail.com
DOCARE International
Specialty: General Medicine
Locations: Guatemala, Uganda, Nicaragua, Peru, etc.
www.docareintl.org/upcoming.html
*Must be a member of DOCARE.
Dr. Terry Dunn
Specialty: OB/GYN
Location: Western Kenya, Africa (2 weeks)
Contact: Dr. Terry Dunn, tdunnmd@urogyns.com
CGC Health
Specialty: Primary Care & Health Education
Location: Amazon River Villages
Dates: Every June and July
www.CGCHealth.org
*President of the organization is RVUCOM Student Chase Hamilton, Class of 2018. All volunteers are welcome, regardless of experience.
www.WorktheWorld.org
Specialty: Varies, offers many of them. Excellent program, work in teaching hospitals and clinics. You can choose you specialty, recommended for 2-4 weeks rotations, or more! Location: Africa, Asia, and South America
http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad/programs In India, Ghana and Honduras. General Medicine or Ophtholmology
Mammoth Medical Missions
Specialty: Clinical Rotations with Surgical Emphasis
Location: Chiapas, Mexico
http://www.mammothmedicalmissions.org/ourmission/
www.Globalbrigades.org Medical outreach in Honduras, Panama and Nicaragua.
Volunteers shadow local and foreign health professionals as they provide pro-bono consultations and medications to patients in rural communities. Volunteers assist with in-take, triage, medication packing, and health education.
Floating Doctors, genie Dunai. Floatingdoctors@gmail.com
Specialty: Family Medicine
Location: Bocas del Toro, Panama.
Note: Lots of biting bugs by the water, be prepared.
Global Health Initiatives - Centura Health
Specialty: Various Specialties
Locations: Nepal, Peru, Rwanda
www.centurahealth.org
Contact: Greg Hodgson, Director, greghodgson@centurahealth.org
Dr. Peter Schmid
Specialty: General Ear Nose & Throat Surgery
Location: Haiti
Contact: Dr. Peter Schmid, DrS@IAPRS.com
Common Ground International
Specialty: General Medicine/Spanish Immersion
Location: Costa Rica
https://commongroundinternational.com/
Contact: Rory Foster, rfoster@commongroundinternational.com
Loma Linda University Global Health Institute - Adventist Health Services
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Location: Haiti
www.lluglobal.com/haitivolunteerapplication
Contact: Amy Lindsey
Heavenly Hope Ministries
Specialty: General Medicine
Location: Myungsung Christian Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
www.duttonfoundation.org
Contact: Dr. Chul Soo Kim, msmcmet@gmail.com
*Note: This is a Christian affiliated program.
Health Teams International
Specialty: General Medicine
Location: General Clinic Healthcare, Myanmar/Burma
www.healthteamsintl.org
Contact: Richard Charlick, DDS
*Note: This is a Christian affiliated program.
Roca Blanca
Specialty: General Medicine
Location: Corban Clinic in Oaxaca, Mexico
http://rocablanca.org/
Contact: Marcie Smith, 620-793-0698
*Note: This is a Christian affiliated program.
www.cachamsi.com Medical Spanish Immersion and clinical work in Riobamba, Ecuador. More info on their website. Director is Dr. Jorge Duchicela, MD at jduchicela@ydclinic.com
Baylor International Pediatrics AIDS Initiative
Specialty: General Medicine
Location: Botswana, Africa
http://www.bipai.org/educational-resources/educational-opportunities/international-rotations.aspx
Contact: Patricia Dorman
Centre Dentaire et d’Implantologie
Specialty: Oral-Maxillary –Facial Surgery
Location: Chicoutimi, Canada
Contact: Dr. Marc Desautels, marc@dentistemarcdesautels.com
Friedrich Christian Reiss, MD
Specialty: Cardiology
Location: Hamburg, Germany
www.albertinen.de
Contact: Friedrich Christian Reiss, MD, friedrich-christian.reiss@albertinen.de
Albertinen Heart Center, Suente4lstrasse 11A, Hamburg, Germany 22457
Phone: 49-40-5588-2445
Fax: 49-40-5588-2421
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Location: Santiago, Chile
Specialty: Pediatrics
Contact: Dr. Carlos Castillo Duran, Director of Pediatrics, ccastd@med.uchile.cl
*Spanish speaker may be preferred.
AMSA (American Medical Student Association)
Clinical and Research Opportunities
Location: Varies
http://www.amsa.org/events/
SOMA (Student Osteopathic Medical Association)
Multiple Opportunities
Location: Varies
http://www.studentdo.com/WCM/Inside_SOMA/Programs/International_Health/WCM/_InsideSoma/_Programs/International_Health.aspx
*Scholarship opportunities.
Global Health Education Consortium
Multiple Opportunities
Location: Varies
www.globalhealtheducation.org
*Scholarship opportunities.
*Check on language requirements.
Child Family Health International
Specialty: Pediatrics
Location: Varies
www.cfhi.org
*Scholarship opportunities.
Jeremiah’s Hope - Christian Medical Ministry Cambodia
Specialty: General Medicine with Surgical Emphasis
Location: Cambodia
www.cmmcjh.com
303-726-7482
*Note: This is a Christian affiliated program.
Husman Plascensia ,
Specialty: OB/GYN
Location: Guadalajara, Mexico (OB/GYN)
Contact: Dr. Alejandra, Alejandrah_13@hotmail.com
*Must Speak and Understand Spanish
*Recommended by: Erin Philpott, RVU Class of 2014
Africa Inland Missions
Specialty: General Medicine (Rural hospital with outreach clinics)
Location: Kenya, Africa
http://aimint.org/usa/
Contact: Stfacilitator.us@aimint.net
Note: This is a Christian oriented program, which includes bible study and other related religious programs.
Himalayan Health Exchange
Specialty: General Medicine
Location: India
Contact: info@himalayanhealth.com
Rasin Foundation
Specialty: General Medicine with lots of Dermatology
Location: Haiti
http://www.rasinfoundation.org/
Contact: Dr. Arielle Adrien, Tufts University SOM, adrienmd2000@yahoo.com
Please note: This rotation is for 4th year students only, near graduation, as it includes a lot of unsupervised work. We recommend that you review skin lesions prior to departure and also recommend the following readings:
www.who.int/mental_health/emergencies/culture_mental_health_haitiu_eng.pdf
www.cookross.com/docs/haiti/pdf
*Recommended by: Janie Luong, RVU Class of 2014
New Frontiers Health Force
Specialty: Primary Care in multiple small clinics
Location: Narok, Kenya
www.NewFrontiersHF.com
Contact: Dr. Tonya Hawthorne, DO, mamadaktari@verizon.net or mamadaktari1761@gmail.com
*Dr. Hawthorn lives and works there 10 months out of the year and is happy to work with clinical osteopathic students.
International Clinical Research Fellowship Opportunities:
ICRF is administered through six U.S. medical schools with established programs in global health research. Each school is responsible for overseeing the selection of applicants and providing the mentored research experience. Each institution will offer three fellowships per year that begin in the summer of each year. The applications are due by November or the previous year.
Duke University School of Medicine and Duke Global Health Institute
https://globalhealth.duke.edu/education-and-training/medical/doris-duke
Harvard Medical School
http://ghsm.hms.harvard.edu/education/ddficrf/
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
http://accelerate.ucsf.edu/training/pacctr-ddcf#application
University of Minnesota Medical School
http://www.med.umn.edu/peds/global/TrainingGrants/DDCF/index.htm
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
http://globalhealth.unc.edu/programs/teaching-training/global-health-fellowships/doris- duke-icrf-program/
Yale University School of Medicine
http://medicine.yale.edu/education/osr/student/funding/oneyear/ddcf.aspx
Internship Nepal. Elective placement organization based out of Kathmandu, Nepal. Offers many opportunities of specific medical elective placement with some of the most prominent hospitals in Kathmandu. Contact them at www.internshipnepal.com