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Angola International Health

Organization Name: Serving in Mission (SIM)
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Education/Training
Student Eligibility: At Least MS4
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: > 2 Months (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Apartment
Language: Portuguese (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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Before coming to medical school, I participated in a trip to Angola. I worked with Dr. Foster, a Canadian general surgeon. He currently works in an urban hospital in Lubango, and takes trips to outlying clinics and rural hospitals. I worked alongside Dr. Foster, Angolan physicians and nurses, and other medical students/visiting physicians. I worked with Dr. Foster for three months, and taught English for two months. Contact me for more info.

International Service Learning

Organization Name: Mt. Isa Base Hospital, Mt Isa Centre for Rural and
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Education/Training
UTSW Contact: Dr. Eugene Jones
Student Eligibility: At Least MS3
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 6 Weeks - 2 Months ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Dormitory
Language: English (Translators Not Needed)

 

Working and learning at the Mt. Isa Base Hospital in Queensland Australia was an experience of a lifetime. There you get to experience not only medicine as we know it, but medicine for another culture and in a completely different setting. Because the area sees medical conditions and complaints we typically don't have in the US and because the hospital focuses on rural care, there is much to take in regarding treatments, and clinical decision making. The Mt. Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health prepare you for the cultural and medical experience prior to rotating and are very accommodating if you experience any problems while under their watch. The people are friendly, fun, welcoming and experienced in many facets of rural patient care. Its amazing to work with other students and doctors from Australia, South Africa, UK, New Zealand, and other various parts of the world. I cannot give the rotation a higher recommendation! It was better than anything I could have imagined and think everyone should experience and learn medicine in a setting outside of our comfort zone .... and Mt. Isa was exactly that!

Physician Assistant Student

Organization Name: Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Education/Training
UTSW Contact: David Klocko
Student Eligibility: At Least MS3
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 6 Weeks - 2 Months (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Apartment
Language: English (Translators Not Needed)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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An opportunity for PA students to immerse themselves in the rural Australian atmosphere for additional rotation experience, training and learning in an emergency department. Eye opening experiences to non-US prevalent medical conditions, work environment, cultural differences, and more. A truly unique and wonderful life changing opportunity if you open your mind to the experience.

Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative

Organization Name: Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Research
UTSW Contact: Dr. Theresa Barton
Student Eligibility: At Least MS3
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Guest House
Language: Setswana (Translators Available)

 

While in Gabarone I worked in the outpatient Pediatric HIV clinic and in the government hospitals Pediatric ward. I was supervised by Pediatric AIDS CORE staff. Additionally I was able to take trips out to satellite communities to mentor local physicians on improving pediatric HIV care

Community Health Rotation at Baylor/Botswana Pedicatric Center of Excellenc

Organization Name: Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Research
UTSW Contact: Dr. Nora Gimpel
Student Eligibility: At Least MS3
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Guest House


 

I went to BIAPI's pediatric AIDS clinic on a community health rotation. Therefore, I spent a lot of my time with the community outreach teams. I traveled to rural locations with a nurse and social worker to provide community education and on-site HIV testing. We also visited patients' homes to see if they were having difficulties taking/storing their medications. Additionally, I was able to work with the doctors in the BIAPI clinic and at the national, government-run hospital, get involved with some of their research projects and attend lectures/grand rounds.

International center for diarrheal disease research, Bangladesh (ICDDR, B)

Organization Name: ICDDR,B
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS4
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Apartment
Language: Bengali (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking:

I participated as a second year pediatric resident. The season was post monsoon and diarrheal disease secondary to shigella and cholera was very high--about 400 to 800 pts seen daily. i would start IVs, take histories and write admission orders. i rotated through the ER and their wards--short stay, long stay, and ICU.

International Service Learning

Organization Name: International Service Learning
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Clinical Observation/Shadowing
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Guest House


 

In the morning, we drove to remote Mayan villages in the mountains, set up clinics, and triaged/treated patients. In the evening, we met and reviewed what we had learned and done during the day.

ISL Belize 9-day Medical Trip

Organization Name: International Service Learning
Type of Organization: None
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Local Family
Language: English/Sp (Translators Available)

 

Medical volunteer trip to rural communities around San Ignacio, Belize. Clinics are set up in the community and staffed by medical volunteers and local doctors. Also a good opportunity to practice Spanish, even though Belize is an English-speaking country.

Medical Service Trip to Belize

Organization Name: International Service Learning
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Education/Training
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Local Family
Language: Spanish an (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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Medical Service Trip to Belize through International Service Learning organization. Length of the trip varies from 9 days to 2 weeks. The trips involve setting up clinics in local villages and participating in educational seminars on various health-related topics.

General Surgery Preceptorship

Organization Name: Beijing First Hospital of Beijing University
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work, Direct Patient Care, Education/Training
Student Eligibility: At Least MS2
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Dormitory
Language: Mandarin (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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Formal attending rounds at 8 AM, then a full day in the OR watching whatever cases seemed most interesting and relevant. Scrubbed in for some, and just observed others. Also participated in their medical school curriculum, going to didactics with the Chinese med students, and animal surgery lab (where we did small bowel resections on animals). I was essentially a first year medical student on a third year general surgery wards rotation, but with the added flexibility of going to whatever cases were going on in the entire hospital, not just General Surgery. Beijing First Hospital is probably one of the country's pre-eminent hospitals since it's affiliated with Beijing University, so the technology was incredibly modern.

Qinghai Hepatitis B Vaccination and Education Project

Organization Name: Stanford Asian Liver Center
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work, Direct Patient Care
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: > 2 Months (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Hotel
Language: Mandarin (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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Develop and implement a hepB education program targeted towards grade school children in rural China. Ensure completion of 3-shot series for all children in the province. Work with international NGOs, local CDC and American host organization to effectively implement programs.

Tropical Medicine Rotation

Organization Name: UTSW
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care
UTSW Contact: Dr. Bedimo
Student Eligibility: At Least MS4
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Guest House
Language: French (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking:

Worked in a rural village in Camaroon with a local physician. We made rounds in the morning, preformed minor surigeries and had lectures in the afternoon on tropical diseases. We saw alot of malaria, HIV and unusual tropical diseases, but this was in a very poor african village.

International Service Learning

Organization Name: International Service Learning
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Education/Training
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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We began with a crash-course in medical spanish and tropical medicine, then began taking histories and doing parts of the physical exam in free clinic, presenting to a physician, observing physical exams (including gynecologic exams), administering vaccinations, organizing medications, and even assisting in dental clinic (got to pull a tooth!)

International Service Learning

Organization Name: International Service Learning
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

For this trip, you spend approximately 9days in Costa Rica. First day includes settling in for everyone. Second day involves multiple orientations on language skills, physical examination skills, disease processes and diagnosis, as well as various other important concepts. The next day is spent recruiting patients for the clinic. On days 4-7, we set up field clinics in rural areas around Alajuelita to see patients. You work in groups to see patients, and when you're done, the doctor comes and sees the patient again before she/he prescribes medication. The last whole day is a free day for whatever activity is included in the itinerary (for us it was beach and zip lining), and the last partial day is for packing up and leaving for the airport.

International Service Learning

Organization Name: International Service Learning
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Hotel
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

International Service Learning (ISL) is an educational agency that offers medical and educational teams of volunteers the opportunity to provide essential services for the under-served populations of Central and South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Africa.

International Service Learning - Costa Rica and Nicaragua

Organization Name: International Service Learning
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Education/Training
Student Eligibility:
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing:

Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking:

Worked with a group of approximately 15 students. Over the course of two weeks, we would typically spend 2/3 days working in morning/afternoon clinics that varied from downtown churches turned shelters, to the main meeting hall of remote rural villages. The other day we would spend travelling and sightseeing. We would be placed in groups where we would interview and perform physical exams on the patients, then we would present the patient to the attending physician, who would formulate a plan. The highlight of my trip was staying in a rural village of Nicaragua where myself and another student were guests of a local family's house. They would cook us meals and we would do our best to communicate with them while being guests in their house. Truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The sightseeing trips were amazing, as well. We ziplined through the forests, canoed, hiked and even visited a local Costa Rican night club. Great time.

ISLS Dominical, Costa Rica

Organization Name: ISLS
Type of Organization: Other
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Education/Training, Language School
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Dormitory
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

Spanish Learning School

Organization Name: ISLS
Type of Organization: Other
Type of Trip: Language School
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Dormitory
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Available)

 

Playa Dominical with the ISLS school is a great way to learn Spanish. It is difficult at first if you don't have any experience as the teachers do not know that much English, but it gets easier and forces you to learn a lot. If I could change something I would have stayed with a host family instead of the offered dorms. Overall very fun, and somewhat laid back.

CURE International Rotation and Service Project

Organization Name: CURE International
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Apartment
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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CURE Dominicana is a pediatric orthopedic surgery center in the capital of the Dominican, which includes an orthopedic clinic, radiology and laboratory, OR, and inpatient floors. As an MS4, I saw patients in clinic with the attending (an American surgeon who lives there full-time) three days a week, and scrubbed in the OR two to three days a week. In addition, I was given several projects to work on during my rotation, including revision of student/resident orientation documents and photographing various surgical trays.

Cachamsi - Ecuador

Organization Name: Cachamsi
Type of Organization: Other
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Language School
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Local Family
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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Cachamsi offers a 4 week (can be altered) program in Riobamba, Ecuador that combines shadowing experience and medical Spanish classes. Mornings (~4 hrs) are spent in rotations of your choosing in one of the various hospitals in the city, or at rural clinics treating the indigenous population. These experiences can be hands-on or not depending on the doctor you are following and your own desires. After lunch, medical Spanish classes are held for 2 hours each afternoon in groups of 1-5 students. You can live with a host family or on your own. Weekends are free.

Cachamsi - Medical Spanish Program

Organization Name: Cachamsi
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Language School
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Local Family
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Needed)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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This was a great program to improve your Spanish proficiency. You spend the mornings following a physician and the afternoon in a 2 hr Spanish class. You have the choice between different specialties and very different clinical sites: hospitals serving the indigent population (the General Hospital and the Children's Hospital), hospitals with a relatively more wealthy patient population (IESS and the Andino Hospital), and rural clinics (in the nearby indigenous population of Cacha). I had a 2 hour Spanish class each day that was taught by a linguist. The course was better than any Spanish class I have ever taken and was also geared toward the health care professional. The full immersion experience (living with a host family) also helped tremendously to improve my language skills. Plus, Ecuador is BEAUTIFUL. You do have to adjust to the climate some (elevation 9000 ft.) but all around you are breathtaking views of mountains and valleys.

Cachamsi Medical Spanish Program

Organization Name: Cachamsi Inc.
Type of Organization: Other
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Language School
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Local Family
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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This program is great for students with intermediate to advanced Spanish proficiency who want a mix of clinical shadowing and language class. It is a great opportunity to experience rural and alternative medicine.

Ecuador International Elective

Organization Name: Wayne State University
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work, Education/Training
Student Eligibility: At Least MS3
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Hotel
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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Spent two weeks working at government hospital in Guayaquil. Daily lectures combined with patient care. Also included travel to other cities to work in clinics.

Medical Spanish Immersion

Organization Name: Cachamsi
Type of Organization: Other
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Language School
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Local Family
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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Cachamsi is a Medical Spanish Institute located in the Andean highlands of Ecuador. This program pairs formal daily Spanish instruction with clinician shadowing in specialties chosen by the student. Opportunities in the clinics depend on the student's medical knowledge and interests. First year medical students will get the opportunity to practice history taking and performing the physical exam. The skills learned in class and in the hospital will transfer to patient interactions both at home and abroad.

Medical Spanish Immersion Program

Organization Name: Cachamsi, Inc.
Type of Organization: Other
Type of Trip: Language School, Clinical Observation/Shadowing
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Local Family
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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Great program for learning/improving your level of Spanish. Daily hospital rotations of your choice along with 2 hours of daily Spanish class. Highly recommended.

Summer Elective in Ireland

Organization Name: Royal College of Surgeons Ireland
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Research
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: > 2 Months (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Other
Language: English (Translators Not Needed)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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This summer elective was a combination of clinical research with an opportunity to work with a team of surgeons. The research (on breast cancer metastasis) was completed with the Department of Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons. On the clinical side, I went to weekly Grand Rounds sessions, MDM meetings and scrubbed in/observed various surgeries. This experience helped reinforce the clinical skills learned in 1st year (taking history, physical exam, etc).

AGAPE/Peace Corps: El Salvador

Organization Name: AGAPE / Peace Corps
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: > 2 Months ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Local Family


 

During the 10 week training period, we lived with a host family and had formal, small group language, culture, and skills classes. During my time as a volunteer, I lived with a host family and worked with a local health promoter. I was the only North American there, and most of our work was house visits to families with pregnant women, small children, and adults over 60. I did a lot of health education one on one and at the local clinic, and also at the local school.

Medical Mission

Organization Name: UNTHSC-TCOM
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Hotel
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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Neurology course

Organization Name: Palacky University
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work, Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care
Student Eligibility: At Least MS3
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Dormitory


 

You are a member of the neurology class which consists of didactic lectures and clinical history/physical exams of neurology inpatients. All the students, approx 10-15 speak english and the lecturing professor speaks english. Patient's generally only speak czech, but many of the students have a good grasp of the language.

Baptist Medical Centre, Nalerigu, Ghana

Organization Name: International Mission Board
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Student Deans
Student Eligibility: At Least MS4
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Guest House
Language: Mampruli (Translators Available)

 

The Baptist Medical Centre is a rural, low-resource hospital in northern region of Ghana. The hospital serves northern Ghana and parts of Burkina Faso and Togo. The experience allows exposure to tropical medicine. Because of the lack of resources there is some lack of structure for students rotating through the hospital.

International Elective

Organization Name: Korlebu-Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care
UTSW Contact: Angela Mihalic
Student Eligibility: At Least MS3
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Local Family
Language: English (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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The Korlebu Teaching Hospital is the major teaching hospital in the capital Accra Ghana for the University of Ghana Medical School. The infrastructure is identical to that of any US medical institution with medical students, residents, attendings and proficient ancillary staff. Lectures are daily and teaching rounds are each tuesday. Overnight call is every 4th night with vast opporunity for emergency care experience and a wide range of tropical disease. I recommend this rotation very highly. You will walk away humbled with a new appreciation for core medicine void of lucrative access to technology.

DAAD Scholar - MRT Combination Methods

Organization Name: DAAD
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work, Direct Patient Care
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: > 2 Months ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Apartment
Language: German (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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Worked on combinatorial physics of MRT machines at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany. Worked with a PhD candidate to produce publishable results.

RISE: Research Internship in Sciences and Engineering

Organization Name: DAAD: German Academic Exchange Org
Type of Organization: Host Country Government Agency
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility:
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: > 2 Months ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Guest House


 

DAAD RISE program matches interested students with universities and research institutions abroad. I worked under a supervising professor at TU Dresden. I know others worked for research institutions like the Max Plank institute, and Fraunhofer institutes.

Guatemala Family Clinic

Organization Name:
Type of Organization: None
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Education/Training
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 6 Weeks - 2 Months ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Local Family
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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I learned medical spanish in the afternoons, and in the morning I would go to a clinic and shadow/help a local doctor.

San Raimundo, Guatemala

Organization Name: First Baptist Church Texarkana
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Dormitory
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

This is a 10 day program with a Baptist-affiliated rural clinic in San Raimundo, Guatemala. The medical team was made up of physicians from the areas of pediatrics, surgery, Ob/Gyn, and psychiatry, but the exact personnel changes from year to year. It is an excellent opportunity to interview and interact with patients, scrub in for general and gynecological surgeries, and see health care delivered from intake to patients leaving with their prescriptions, all while learning about some of the beautiful cultures of Central America. If you do a good job, a patient might just bring you a fresh, homegrown pineapple as a thank you.

Somos Hermanos Student Immersion Program Participant

Organization Name: University of Southern California
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: > 2 Months (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Local Family


 

I participated in a program for people in between undergrad and health professional school. I learned Spanish, volunteered in an AIDS/TB hospital, taught health classes to a woman's group, and shadowed doctors in different clinical settings. It was a 6 month program in Guatemala that included lecture's about its history/immigration/health care. A typical week included spanish class, volunteering, attending lectures.

Spanish Immersion Program

Organization Name: Association Pop-Wuj
Type of Organization: Other
Type of Trip: Language School
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Local Family
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

Hope Ignited Medical Mission Trip

Organization Name: Hope Ignited
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Research
Student Eligibility: At Least MS2
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Guest House


 

I worked alongside local physicians to set up free clinics in the capital city. We saw various types of patients, including those with parasites, infectious diarrheal disease, hypertension, malnutrition, vision problems, etc., and provided medications to them free of charge. On future trips, we hope to take more American medical professionals in order to better serve the community on a larger scale.

Palestine Summer Encounter

Organization Name: Holy Land Trust
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Research
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Local Family


 

A group of about 30 foreigners participated in the program when I was there. Each of you is matched up with a local organization in Bethlehem doing various types of work. I volunteered at a local YMCA, but there have been medical and PA students who worked in a hospital or clinic. In the afternoons I took a class in Arabic with the other program participants.

Ede Jodi

Organization Name: Sove Lavi
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Education/Training
UTSW Contact: Dr. Theresa Barton
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Hotel


 

As a group of 10 first and second year medical students, we worked in a medical clinic established by a Dallas-based non-profit called Sove Lavi in Pont Sonde, Haiti. We worked with two physicians from UT Southwestern and two physicians from Haiti. The students were given the opportunity to take a history of the patients with the help of a translator and completing a physical examination, while the physicians would assist the students in determining a diagnosis and treatment plan. On two days, we went to mobile clinics and treated patients in more rural areas.

Ede Jodi

Organization Name: Sove Lavi
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Research
UTSW Contact: Dr. Theresa Barton
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel
Language: Creole (Translators Available)

 

10 students went to Haiti to work in Pont Sonde and surrounding rural areas for a week. We worked in the established clinic in Pont Sonde for 2 days seeing patients in the area and spent two days in rural mobile clinic locations seeing people with essentially no access to care. On another day, we took a field trip to nearby Albert Schweitzer hospital to learn from their programs. Peppered in our experience were trips to local town/village events to help us become more integrated in the culture.

Ede Jodi

Organization Name: Sove Lavi
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care
UTSW Contact: Akanksha Sharma
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel
Language: Haitian Kr (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking: , Reading: , Writing:

Ede Jodi is a spring break trip for MS1 and MS2. We travel to Pont Sonde to work in a clinic run by the Dallas-based NGO Sove Lavi. Students have the opportunity to see a great number of pediatric, obstetric, and adult patients, work in the pharmacy, participate in a rural mobile clinic, and visit an urban hospital.

Ede Jodi

Organization Name: Sove Lavi
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel
Language: French (Translators Available)

 

A group of 17 students and doctors spent a week at the Sove Lavi clinic in Pont Sonde, Haiti. Durng the week our team treated around a thousand patients, provided basic health education to members of the community and implemented preventative health measures by putting up mosquito nets in the villages to protect against malaria and by providing fluoride treatment to children to protect against cavities.

Ede Jodi

Organization Name: Sove Lavi
Type of Organization: Other
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Research
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel
Language: English/Cr (Translators Available)

 

This is a wonderful trip working at a community clinic in rural Haiti. Students get hands-on experience seeing patients, taking histories and performing physicals. This is a great opportunity to learn how to apply medical skills.

Ede Jodi (Haiti)

Organization Name: Sove Lavi
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS2
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel
Language: Haitian Cr (Translators Available)

 

Ede Jodi - Haiti Service Trip

Organization Name: Sove Lavi
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Hotel
Language: Haitian Cr (Translators Available)

 

The group was composed of a team of 15 students and two physicians from UTSW, joined by a Haitian physician and 5th year medical student (along with two translators). We spent a week seeing patients at a small clinic in Western Haiti - on the coastal plain - with a couple of days based in more rural areas outside the town. Facilities were basic: the clinic was staffed by a few nurses and had a small pharmacy, but treatment options were extremely limited.

Ede Jodi Haiti Trip

Organization Name: Sove Lavi
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Education/Training, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel
Language: French/Hai (Translators Available)

 

Ede Jodi sponsored UT Southwestern medical humanitarian trip is a 1 week long experience alonside UT Southwestern students and doctors. Incredible amount of learning and opportunity.

Ede Jodi ISL in Haiti

Organization Name: Sove Lavi
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Wes Jackson
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Hotel
Language: French/Cre (Translators Available)

 

The opportunity to travel to Haiti with Edé Jodi (Help Today) and Sové Lavi is an incredible brimful of hands-on experience - both medical and cultural. Teams of physicians, medical students, and translators are responsible for running a clinic in a "sub-urban" setting in the city of Pont Sonde as well as travelling to rural villages on alternative days to set up mobile clinics.

Ede Jodi Spring Break trip to Haiti

Organization Name: Sove Lavi
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel
Language: Haitian Cr (Translators Available)

 

A trip to a small town in Haiti, about 3 hours from Port-au-Prince to work in a clinic developed and run by the Dallas-based and Haitian-born organization, Sove Lavi. The clinic services are free to anyone who comes for the week that the UTSW group is there, so you see over 1000 patients in just 5 days. You work closely with UTSW doctors and greatly enhance your own skills, whether you are an MS1 or MS2.

Ede Jodi- Haiti Medical Relief Trip

Organization Name: Sove Lavi
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Education/Training
UTSW Contact: Dr. Theresa Barton
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Hotel
Language: Haitian-Cr (Translators Available)

 

Haiti Medical Mission Trip

Organization Name: Ede Jodi & Sove Lavi
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Abigail Smith
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel
Language: Creole (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking: , Reading: , Writing:

In the medical mission trip to Haiti, we saw over 800 patients over the course of one week. During this time, we learned so much and practiced taking histories and physicals, as well as make a difference in the rural community of Pont Sonde.

Haiti Medical Relief Trip

Organization Name: Ede Jodi
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Theresa Barton
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Guest House
Language: English/Cr (Translators Available)

 

Most people who have traveled to Pont Sonde with Ede Jodi will tell you it was life changing. It is not a cliche; in just a week in Haiti, you are affected deeply by what you see around you, the clinical work you participate in, and the community you become a part of. This trip is reaffirming for anyone interested in medicine and international health. During this week you will be extremely busy, very active and hands on in patient care, learn a tremendous amount and work alongside your peers, seniors and faculty, all of whom will guide you and inspire you!

Haiti Medical Relief Trip 2011

Organization Name: Ede Jodi
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Theresa Barton, MD
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Guest House
Language: Creole (Translators Available)

 

Ede Jodi will soon be entering its fifth year of preparation for its annual medical relief trip to Pont Sonde, Haiti. Our partnership with Dallas based NGO Sove Lavi allows us to organize this amazing, wonderful, and extremely beneficial opportunity for a carefully selected group of MS1s and MS2s. The one week we spend in Haiti is always full to the brim with activity and hard work...this year, we treated almost 800 patients (adults and pediatrics), ran two mobile clinics, provided fluoride prophylaxis treatment to almost 400 children, organized a health workshop for women, and distributed close to a 100 nets around the community. Medical students benefit the most...from becoming proficient at history and the physical exam to experiencing a completely different world and culture, it is a life changing experience. We also always have the most dedicated, patient and brilliant faculty guiding us throughout. Ede Jodi's trip has gradually built a sustainable relationship with the community of Pont Sonde and we hope to continue to strengthen this in years to come.

Haiti service trip with Ede Jodi

Organization Name: Sove Lavi
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care
UTSW Contact: Wes Jackson, Julie Len, Akanksha Sharma, Wes
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel
Language: Creole (Translators Available)

 

Sove Lavi is an organization that serves to create sustainable projects in Haiti helping those in poverty. They have created many wells in the area giving clean water to the people, where as before the population would drink from trash filled rivers. Like this they provide many opportunities for Haitians in the issues of medicine, education, clothing, nutrition and lifestyle.

Haiti service trip with Ede Jodi

Organization Name: Sove Lavi
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care
UTSW Contact: Wes Jackson, Julie Len, Akanksha Sharma, Wes
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel
Language: Creole (Translators Available)

 

Haiti service trip with Ede Jodi

Organization Name: Sove Lavi
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Akanksha Sharma, Julie Len
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel
Language: Creole, Fr (Translators Available)

 

I worked at a small clinic in Ponte Sonde(3 hours north of Port au Prince), Haiti. Sunday was spent handing out mosquito nets and advertising the clinic. Monday - Thursday were spent working at the clinic seeing patients, with two of the days being mobile clinic days for half the group. The student would see the patient and present to the doctor. On Friday, we did fluoride treatment on kids under 11. We also conducted a women's health talk during the first half of the day. The second half was spent relaxing until our flight on Saturday.

Haiti Spring Break Trip

Organization Name: Sove Lavi
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Education/Training
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel
Language: Creole (Translators Available)

 

The first day we arrived was Sunday and we organized sleeping arrangements with the hotel. Monday, we saw patients in the clinic. The 10 students were split into teams with the 2 doctors (Dr. Esmaeil Porsa and Dr. Theresa Barton). There were two teams of 2 students each assigned to Dr. Porsa seeing adults downstairs and one team of 2 students each assigned to Dr. Barton seeing kids downstairs. 2 students were outside the clinic taking the vitals of people waiting in line. One student helped in the pharmacy and one student was the runner and communicated needs between the different teams, vitals and pharmacy. The week consisted of 2 days of clinic in Pont Sonde and then 2 days of mobile clinic in a nearby village. Students and doctors were split up the same way for mobile clinic as day clinic. We also took one day to sightsee and one day at the beach. It was a great experience.

Haiti: St Damien's Hospital

Organization Name: Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Tommy Heyne
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Guest House
Language: Creole/Fre (Translators Available)

 

St. Damien's Hospital is the only free pediatric hospital in Haiti. It is situated not far from the Port-au-Prince airport. It is part of "Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos," a Catholic-based NGO that runs orphanages around the world (including a larger orphanage outside of Port-au-Prince). It was damaged but not destroyed by the 2010 earthquake, and it took an important part in the earthquake relief (the staff buried about 20% of those who were buried in Port-au-Prince in the wake of the earthquake). I was deeply impressed with all the people I worked with, and I would go back there in a heartbeat. Whether they are still accepting short-term volunteers now or no, I could not say.

Medical Mission to Haiti

Organization Name: Ede Jodi and Sove Lavi
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Akanksha Sharma
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Hotel
Language: Creole (Translators Available)

 

The medical mission trip to Haiti is an excellent opportunity to learn about international medicine and how its philosophies are actually applied in field. During your one week stay, you will work out of a small clinic in Pon Sonde, treating local villagers and going out in the community to provide the locals with helpful items. Two days out of the week, you will go out into a remote village to provide a mobile clinic or go to the hospital in Saint Marc and see patients there. The hours and heat are intense with days running from morning to the evening seeing an enormous amount of patients. There is vast opportunity to hone your history taking and physical examination skills as most the time you will be working without the assistance of an attending physician until you are ready to present and discharge your patients. There is no language requirement, and vegetarian options are available as far as food is concerned. This is a great starting opportunity for anyone that wants to give international health a shot.

Baptist Medical and Dental Mission International: Summer Mission Trip

Organization Name: Baptist Medical and Dental Mission International
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility:
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Other


 

Spent a week in rural Honduras ministering and providing free health care to the people in the town. On my trip we visited a town BMDMI had never been to before, called Erandique. The people of the town flocked to the clinic from miles around to see us and were in real need for everything, from health care to food, to clothing, to medications, and most importantly for spiritual food. In three days, we served over 1000 people. A typical workday: Waking up around 7am to eat, have a short meeting, and devotional time. Then we headed out to help set up the medical clinic. I worked in triage, taking blood pressures, weights, and directing patients to doctors and where they were supposed to be. Spent a lot of my time w/ doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, optometrists. Also got to fill prescriptions in the pharmacy, checked out the eye clinic, dental clinic, and visited all the other ministries. They run multiple clinics w/ each trip: medical clinic, dental clinic, eye clinic, pharmacy, vet clinic, clothing ministry, food ministry, soccer ministry, children's ministry. We'd close shop by 5pm, have dinner, and then head over to an evening worship service. We'd end the night with a meeting/report and head to bed around 10pm. Days were very busy, and I was on my feet all day. You don't have to be a medical student to participate. Many non medical, non professional people went on the trip to just help out with anything that needed help. There is something for everyone to do. The organization BMDMI has been doing this for over 20 years and is very organized, knows what it's doing, and is an effective ministry. I went with a team of over 50 people from the US, and we were provided with interpreters while we worked in the clinic. You learn a lot- how to set up a clinic, what it takes to organize a trip like this, all the materials needed, etc. Also get to learn or practice your Spanish! It was a powerful experience for me, and I highly recommend it to anyone who's religious and desiring to find a way they can use their skills to learn how to serve others wholeheartedly.

Clinica Esperanza: Roatan Health Assistance Project

Organization Name: Clinica Esperanza
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work, Direct Patient Care
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Apartment
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

The Roatan Health Assistance Organization was started in 2006 by Theresa Tran, who is (currently) a student at Baylor College of Medicine. I worked in a volunteer clinic on the island of Roatan, where 3/4 of the inhabitants live on less than a dollar a day. Their only access to health care is a hospital that does not even have running water. I worked at the free clinic- taking vitals and histories, distributing meds, doing health screenings, shadowing and assisting docs. Great opportunity (and my trip was fully funded by donations) but the organization will need more attention in order to survive now that many of the leaders are currently in school.

Global Medical Mission - Honduras

Organization Name: Global Medical Brigades
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Dormitory


 

I worked on a rural mobile clinic team that visited 5 locations to provide basic primary care and screening. We mainly provided vitamins and anti-parasitics but also saw many patients who required referral to urban centers for further evaluation. We saw several hundred people each day between multiple doctors and residents. The medical students served as translators, worked the pharmacy and did triage. Our work day was from about 9-4 but at times we also had a several hour bus ride to reach the location.

Honduras Medical Mission

Organization Name: Catholic Diocese of Dallas
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Dormitory
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking: , Reading: , Writing:

With this trips, I traveled near Trujillo, Honduras to help in a makeshift medical clinic in a town there. There were 2 pediatricians, 3 family medicine docs, and a geriatrics-focused NP. There was also an opthalmologist and his staff: mostly, he was giving out eyeglasses. There were also several nurses and translators. Our location was a Catholic seminary, which essentially closed down for the week so that we could do our medical mission: different rooms were used for exam rooms and for the pharmacy. Days started relatively early, and went relatively late, and we saw a good volume of patients. Mostly, the other medical student and I did some shadowing or helped participate in the H+P, or we worked in the pharmacy (e.g. if a patient had been written for a PPI and vitamins, we would go get these to give to the patient, and then give verbal and written instructions to the patient). Ability to speak Spanish was extremely helpful, but perhaps not absolutely necessary. It was a Catholic mission, so there was a short prayer in the morning and evening.

International Service Learning

Organization Name: Diocese of Dallas
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Dormitory
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

Annual trip with the Catholic Diocese of Dallas to Bonito Oriental, Honduras to operate a free clinic for the indigent. The trip focused on performing mostly primary care family medicine, with good mix of kids and adults. My work was spent seeing patients with the help of our physicians as well as working the pharmacy and helping the auxiliary staff. Spanish skills are helpful but not required. I enjoyed it a lot, email me if you have questions!

shadowing experience in Honduras

Organization Name: Hospital Escuela
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 6 Weeks - 2 Months ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Local Family
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Needed)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking: , Reading: , Writing:

By shadowing a plastic surgeon at Hospital Escuela, I gained a greater appreciation for the challenges faced by doctors in developing countries. The doctors and medical students who I met were very excited and willing to share their knowledge of medicine, and to teach me about their experience as doctors in Latin America. Overall, I feel that I now have a greater knowledge of medicine and of Honduran culture.

Bangalore

Organization Name: BBH
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Education/Training
Student Eligibility: At Least MS3
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Guest House
Language: English/ K (Translators Not Needed)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking: , Reading: , Writing:

Going to India was the highlight of my 4th year. I think everyone that can do an international elective should. My only regret is that I didn't plan to stay abroad longer.

Bangalore Baptist Hospital

Organization Name: Bangalore Baptist Hospital
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work, Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Education/Training
UTSW Contact: Dr. Rebekah Naylor
Student Eligibility:
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Guest House


 

I was part of the pediatrics team at a 200 bed hospital in India. There were 2 pediatric attendings and 5 residents. A typical day started with breakfast in the guest house and then a short devotional before starting rounds. We would round in the NICU and PICU before going to the general pediatric wards. The NICU was a 6 bed room that was kept around 98 degrees fahrenheit so they wouldn't need a warmer. The PICU had about 8 beds and advanced life support such as ventilators. The pediatric wards were 2 large rooms with about 10 beds each. After rounds, we went to the clinic and saw patients. In the afternoon we would also have a short lesson on a chapter from Nelson's. On the weekends my husband (who was working with the surgery team) and I would travel around Bangalore and beyond to see more of India.

General Surgery in a Developing Nation

Organization Name: Bangalore Baptist Hospital
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing
UTSW Contact: Dr. Rebekah Naylor
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Guest House
Language: Multiple I (Translators Available)

 

4 weeks of primarily observation on a surgery team in India; you generally arrive at 8am and round with the team; some attendings teach during rounds, but more often than not, they don't; you can then either go to the OR or clinic. Clinic consists of shadowing the residents and attendings, shadowing the nurses doing wound care, and watching endoscopies. As there are multiple Indian dialects spoken, language is a barrier.

General Surgery in a Developing Nation

Organization Name: Bangalore Baptist Hospital
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care
UTSW Contact: Rebekah Naylor
Student Eligibility: At Least MS3
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Hotel
Language: English (Translators Available)

 

The student spends four weeks on the general surgery service at Bangalore Baptist Hospital. The work requirements are minimal and the student is expected mostly to observe. There are opportunities to participate in both community medicine and hospice care as well.

Global Health in a Third World Country

Organization Name: Bangalore Baptist Hospital
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care
UTSW Contact: Rebekah Naylor
Student Eligibility: At Least MS4
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Guest House
Language: No (Translators Available)

 

The global health elective in Bangalore, India was a unique experience. I came in contact with diseases that aren't common in the US, and I saw how patients were managed when resources were limited. I highly recommend this experience to anyone who wants to see what medicine is like in another country.

Globel Health Elective - "Helath care in the developing world"

Organization Name: Bangalore Baptist Hospital
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Education/Training
UTSW Contact: Angela Mihalic
Student Eligibility: At Least MS3
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Guest House
Language: Hindi, Kan (Translators Not Available)

 

Bangalore Baptist Hospital - Health Care in the Developing World.

Himalayan Health Exchange-Spiti

Organization Name: Himalayan Health Exchange
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Education/Training, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Guest House
Language: Hindi (Translators Available)

 

This was a trip of a lifetime--venture into the beauty of the Himalayan Mountains and treat and interact with the locals of this region. The opportunity to learn, do, and experience was amazing. The physician teachers were so helpful and everyone who was on the trip was such great company. Just the perfect mixture of work and play!

India Volunteering

Organization Name: AVM Hospital
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work, Education/Training
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Local Family
Language: Tamil (Translators Not Needed)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking:

No information given.

Internal Medicine in a Developing Nation

Organization Name: Bangalore
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Education/Training
UTSW Contact: Rebecca Naylor
Student Eligibility: At Least MS3
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Dormitory
Language: English (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking: , Reading: , Writing:

One month in Bangalore Baptist Hospital. Students participate in rounds in the ICU and in the wards, followed by observing patient care in the outpatient department. Students also have daily interactions with other residents and daily didatic presentation and lectures.

ISL in India - Srikiran Institute of Ophthalmology (SIO)

Organization Name: SIO
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Education/Training, Other, Research
UTSW Contact: Vinod Mootha, MD.
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Dormitory
Language: English (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking: , Reading: , Writing:

Shadowing ophthalmologists and experiencing eye care in the developing country.

Medical Mission

Organization Name: GONOW
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Language School, Clinical Observation/Shadowing
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 6 Weeks - 2 Months (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Local Family


 

Hiked in the Himalaya's and provided medical camps to women and children. Taught nutrition and hygiene to families. Worked in the fields.

Medical Work in India

Organization Name: St. Stephen's Hospital, New Delhi
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Education/Training
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Guest House
Language: English an (Translators Not Needed)

 

Observership at Bangalore Baptist Hospital

Organization Name: Bangalore Baptist Hospital
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing
UTSW Contact: Dr. Rebekah Naylor
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Guest House
Language: English, H (Translators Available)

 

I shadowed in surgery, general medicine, and community health departments for 8 hrs/M-F & 4 hrs/Sa. My favorite experience, by far, was setting up mobile clinics at villages and slums around Bangalore with the community health department. English is a commonly spoken among hospital staff, but most patient interaction is in various Indian languages. It may be difficult to get translations, at times. This was a good way to learn about how medicine is practiced in another country.

Pediatrics in a Foreign Nation (India)

Organization Name: Bangalore Baptist Hospital
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Education/Training
UTSW Contact: Rebecca Naylor
Student Eligibility: At Least MS4
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Dormitory
Language: English (Translators Not Needed)

 

This program is run by Dr. Naylor and a fourth year elective you would sign up during class selection.

Rural South Indian Clinic

Organization Name: The East West Overseas Aid Foundation, Australia
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Education/Training
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Dormitory
Language: Tamil (Sou (Translators Available)

 

TEWOAF hosts a number of programs catering to the poor fishing village community of Kadapakkam, which is about 2 hours south of Chennai and 1 hour north of Pondicherry in Tamil Nadu, India. The clinic was started over 10 years ago in response to a lack of health care provision in the area and serves a population of 26,000! The doctor regularly sees 40 patients over 4 hours each day. A mobile clinic, started in response to the 2004 tsunami, goes out to neighboring communities once a week. Tons of interesting cases can be seen and in general it's great to see how medicine is practiced in a resource-poor setting. Besides volunteering at the clinic, volunteers teach a spoken English class to a group of community children. This is a great way to get to know the community better. If you have interests outside of medicine, you can also help out with their other community projects including an e-education program where they teach different groups of community members computer skills through netbooks. And of course if you have any other interests, they'd be more than happy to start something new. As a volunteer your accommodations and meals are provided at the Uluru Children's Home which houses 36 children (some orphans, most who's families have abondoned them). The staff are incredibly nice and they all originate from the village. Overall the organization is doing a lot of good things in an admirable way. If you'd like more information check out their extensive website and please do get in touch with me if you are interested in going!

Tropical Disease in Mumbai, India

Organization Name: Child Family Health International
Type of Organization: Other
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Dormitory
Language: English (Translators Not Needed)

 

This program focuses on observing tropical diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, leprosy, and tuberculosis in clinics in Mumbai, India. While students are able to observe patients with these diseases and visit numerous hospitals and clinics, there is very little patient interaction, hands-on experience, or service activity.

Volunteer

Organization Name: LVP Eye Institute
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Education/Training, Research
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Local Family
Language: Hindi, Tel (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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LVP Eye Institute is one of the largest Eye Hospitals in India with a research center on campus. They have a special section allocated for free eye care (surgeries/treatment) for those who cannot afford the procedures, as well as a rehabilitation center to assist individuals with permanent visual impairment.

Pediatrics in a Developing Nation

Organization Name: Bangalore Baptist Hospital
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Education/Training
UTSW Contact: Dr. Rebekah Naylor
Student Eligibility: At Least MS3
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Dormitory
Language: English is (Translators Available)

 

This is mainly an opportunity to shadow at the Bangalore Baptist Hospital. Students have the chance to observe cases in the PICU, NICU, general ward, and outpatient clinics. They may also be able to go with the community health team to work at an outlying hospital or moble clinic and/or do house visits. Home visits with the palliative care team may be an option as well.

NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute

Organization Name: NSF and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Type of Organization: Other
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Makoto Kuro-o
Student Eligibility: At Least MS2
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: > 2 Months (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Apartment
Language: Japanese (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking:

I participated in a research fellowship in Japan. My daily activities there were very similar to typical lab activities here. I conducted molecular biological research, interacted with my mentor and other faculty members, and attended seminars.

Fulbright fellowship

Organization Name: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Type of Organization: US Government Agency
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work, Direct Patient Care
UTSW Contact: Dr. Adams
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: > 2 Months (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Apartment


 

Worked with the CDC base station in Kisumu, Kenya to distribute and manage funds for HIV care. Worked at regional hospital in western Kenya. There were many students from Europe who came through the CDC base.

CASA

Organization Name: CASA
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

The San Miguel trip offers a great opportunity to serve rural communities with limited access to health care and exposes medical students areas of traditional medicine such as medicinal plants and midwifery.

CASA Spring Break in Mexico

Organization Name: CASA
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel
Language: English, S (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking: , Reading: , Writing:

The CASA trip is an excellent program for a spring break. The perfect balance of work and play allows you to enjoy and learn during your spring break. You'll be visiting rural communities, working with midwives, learning about traditional medicine. You'll be surprised how much you've learned from your first and second years while working with the patients here!

Chiapas Project (Grant)

Organization Name: Chiapas Project
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Research, Clinical Observation/Shadowing
Student Eligibility:
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: > 2 Months ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Apartment
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking: , Reading: , Writing:

I received a grant from my undergraduate university to travel to San Cristobal de las casas, Chiapas, Mexico to help develop a preventive health program for a rural community outside the city. For the first month, I met with many members of the community and interviewed different families to gain an understanding of the lifestyle, culture, needs etc. Afterwards, I taught a short nutrition class and provided some basic necessities for the community. I also shadowed doctors in surgeries for hernias, gall bladder removal, C sections, and orthopedics. I also worked in another small school outside the city where I taught english and helped build a school garden.

Christian Hands in Action

Organization Name: Christian Hands in Action
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Guest House


 

The project mainly consists of running a small clinic in rural Mexico. When I went it was a very small group consists of one doctor and one nurse. The rest of the group are just everyday people. We managed to see about 100 patients in 1 day and a half of clinic.

El Paso Medical Mission Trip

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Education/Training, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

This is a great opportunity to gain experience seeing patients, to learn from experienced doctors who love to teach and to give back to a community that needs your help.

Health Care in Mexico

Organization Name: University of Texas Study Abroad
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work, Direct Patient Care
Student Eligibility:
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: > 2 Months (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Needed)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking: , Reading: , Writing:

You can choose four different areas to work in. I chose plastic surgery, urology, general surgery, and gynecology. You go to clinic during the week and you can be on call with the doctors if you choose to. I worked with nurses, residents and attendings. I would see my fellow students around at the hospital, but not too often. There was also a class component. I chose to enroll in two classes at the local medical school. It was interesting to see how things are done in another country.

International Service Learning

Organization Name: International Service Learning
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Research, Clinical Observation/Shadowing
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel


 

We stayed in a motel in Juamave, Mexico and went out each day to a local mountain village, set up a clinic and saw patients. The transportation was provided by the medical staff we were with. We were a group of 15 students from primarily college. Most of the clinics were held in churches, although this organization has no religious affiliation.

Internship at the Mexican Ministry of Health

Organization Name: Ministry of Health
Type of Organization: Host Country Government Agency
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: > 2 Months ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Apartment
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking: , Reading: , Writing:

I worked in the department of performance evaluation. I used a lot of statistical programs.

Pre-Clinical ISL

Organization Name: CASA
Type of Organization: Other
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Education/Training
UTSW Contact: NA
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Hotel
Language: English Sp (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking: , Reading: , Writing:

This is a one week pre-clinical ISL to San Miguel de Allende. Students have the opportunity to work with through one of the foremost midwifery schools in the country; in addition to learning and observing traditional midwives, students will travel to rural villages and perform general health screenings. They will have an opportunity to interact with a variety of patient populations, from seniors to children with disabilities, practice their Spanish, become much more comfortable with physical exam skills. If you're lucky, you might even get to deliver a baby!

San Miguel de Allende

Organization Name: CASA
Type of Organization: Other
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Hotel
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

The San Miguel de Allende trip offers a unique experience to learn about the shifting healthcare problems in developing countries and offers plenty of hands-on practice of clinical skills.

San Miguel de Allende Spring Break Trip

Organization Name: CASA
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Hotel
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking: , Reading: , Writing:

The CASA alternative Spring Break trip takes place in San Miguel de Allende and several of its surrounding rural communities. The trip provides MS1s and MS2s the opportunity to practice physical exam skills, improve medical Spanish skills, and learn about the Mexican health care system. Unique experiences include working with midwives, examining patients at a school for children with special needs, and learning about many of the social services that the CASA program provides its community.

SCF Medical Mission Trip

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship [StuOrg]
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work, Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Education/Training
UTSW Contact: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

We went out each day to different churches in the neighboring communities. The churches knew we were coming and had advertised in their congregations beforehand. We arrived each day and held clinics where we could care for basic needs or help them to get referrals through a local doctor we were partnering with. As students, we triaged patients, took histories, did physical exams, and presented patients to an attending physician.

Volunteer at the Nigerian Christian Hospital

Organization Name: International Health Care Foundation
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work, Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 6 Weeks - 2 Months ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Guest House
Language: English (Translators Available)

 

My first trip was with a group of American surgeons. We went on rounds with the Drs. and assisted on all surgeries. My second trip I went alone and assisted the Drs. in whatever area I pleased (Pediatrics, ER, Surgery, General Outpatient).

Medical Spanish/Global Health Course in Nicaragua

Organization Name: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Language School
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Local Family
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Available)

 

This four-week course is an immersion Spanish language study with onsite exposure to primary and community health care in Nicaragua. Through one-on-one instruction, you will learn medical Spanish and practice it in the field. You will also learn about the Nicaraguan health care system and see it in action in the clinics and hospitals you will visit. On the weekends, you will get a chance to explore beautiful Nicaragua with organized trips to hike volcanoes, zipline through the canopy, and enjoy the beautiful beaches!

Medical Spanish/Global Health in Nicaragua

Organization Name: UNAN Leon & University of Nebraska Medical Center
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Education/Training
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Local Family


 

I participated in 4-6 hours of Spanish instruction for the first 3 weeks. The fourth week was spent observing at the public hospital in a wide variety of specialties. The program also included 8 hours of seminars/talks on global health, health issues in Nicaragua, medical education, etc. We took weekend field trips to other parts of Nicaragua.

cataract surgery team member

Organization Name: Kausay Wasi
Type of Organization: Other
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Ashlen Saulson
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Guest House
Language: Spanish an (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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Convent Hospital in Cusco, Peru

Organization Name: Casa Hogar del Campesino
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking: , Reading: , Writing:

Casa Hogar del Campesino is the only hospital in Cusco, Peru that serves the enormous indigent population in and around the city. The Sisters of Lumen Dei live in the convent above the hospital and run a massive philanthropic enterprise. Many of the nuns are highly trained professionals and included among them are primary care doctors, surgeons, nurses, and teachers. They manage a hospital that provides absolutely free medical care. They offer free consults, medication, and even surgery. They run two large schools and serve 5,000 meals a day. They even have a hospice center outside of the city where they offer 24-hour-care for terminally ill patients. They provide an incredible service to the Cusqueño population, and they do so with seemingly infinite generosity and compassion. Amazing.

medical mission

Organization Name: Ayacucho Mission and International Service Learnin
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Education/Training
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Hotel
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

Ayacucho Mission: I spent a week in Ayacucho, Peru helping an organization that goes every year to help a local hospital see hundreds of patients that cannot afford healthcare otherwise. I rotated through Cardiology, General Surgery, Diabetes Screening, Pediatrics, and Family Medicine with doctors who were also there volunteering. International Service Learning: I spent two weeks in Lima, Peru volunteering with a mobile clinic that went to the poorest neighborhoods in Lima. This organization mainly deals with undergraduates, and the experiences was much like Monday Clinic where a team of students takes the patient's history, then presents to a physician.

Peru Medical Mission Volunteer Trip

Organization Name: International Service Learning and P.A.M.S Mission
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Hotel
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

I volunteered with PAMS Mission Ayacucho - a U.S. based organization that brought together a team of doctors from different fields, medical students, and volunteers - to provide medical care for the people of Ayacucho. The small rural town is located in the mountains of eastern Peru. The organization was there for one week and took over the town's only hospital. Everyday, medical students were assigned to a different doctor, allowing us to experience fields like surgery, OB/GYN, cardiology, family medicine, pediatrics, etc. I was able to help in history taking and physical exams and was also able to scrub in on surgeries. The International Service Learning trip was two weeks long in Peru's capital city, Lima. There, we visited and set up clinics in some of Lima's poorest communities. The program was more geared towards family medicine. The students were in charge of history taking and doing parts of the physical exam and we presented our findings to the attending physician. The program organized days where we toured a local hospital, and we also had a suture clinic. We also had time to tour parts of the city and sight see on our days off. Doing both of these programs allowed me to experience both rural and urban Peru. Knowing Spanish is definitely a plus; it allowed me to have direct patient interaction and boosted my confidence in speaking Spanish. I would definitely recommend these programs for anyone who is interested in volunteering in Peru. It is a very worthwhile and rewarding experience!

Peru Mission Trip

Organization Name: World Reach
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Education/Training, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 6 Weeks - 2 Months (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Apartment
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

This was a mission trip to La Roca in the poor town of Jose Galvez in Lima, Peru was incredible. I worked at La Roca Christian School to do physical exams and start an electronic medical record for the school. I also performed physical exams in people's homes as well as worked with an eye team and gave out glasses. There were opportunities to teach English to 1st and 2nd grade in the school as well as get involved in the many minsitries at the La Roca campus. Within all of the ministries, the Gospel of Jesus Christ was always shared and lives were changed. It was beautiful to witness lives transformed.

Prodein in Peru

Organization Name: Prodein: Lumen Dei
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Research, Social Service/Mission Work, Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Education/Training
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Apartment
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking: , Reading: , Writing:

I worked alongside 5 Univ Florida students in June, and 5 more in July (UF has an ongoing relationship with this site). We arrived at the small hospital (variably called Casa Hogar del Campesino, or Hospital San Adres) in Cusco every morning at 8:30. The hospital is run by nuns, three of whom are excellent physicians (the other physicians, especially the specialists, come in from the outside). We shadowed/did physical exam/helped in small procedures/helped in research until 3pm. The UF students were doing two longitudinal studies, so they interviewed patients in the morning. Approximately once a week, we went out into very rural areas.

Surgical Trip: Peru

Organization Name:
Type of Organization:
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit:

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking:

While this trip is currently in the works, I have participated in numerous trips in the past with a similar group of people. I've travelled 3 times to Oaxaca, Mexico, and once previously to Calca, Peru. Generally, we travel over the weekend and get situated. Monday morning we begin to see patients (typically, very poor and indigent people) for pre-operative screening. Following patient exams, the cataract surgeries begin (using older techniques due to limiting technology at the clinics). The following morning we begin with post-op exams, then new pre-ops and surgeries. After a 5 day work week, we have had the ability to touch the lives of many patients who were previously severely impacted by their cataracts.

Texas Medical Misión

Organization Name: Texas Medical Misión
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work, Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Education/Training
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Hotel
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking:

Alternated between an urban indigent hospital in Lima (Dos de Mayo) and a very poor makeshift clinic in Collique (1 1/2 hours north of Lima). At Dos de Mayo, I rounded with Peruvian infectious disease docs and observed surgeries. At clinic, as a pre-med student, I helped with triage, taking vitals, and running our makeshift pharmacy. As a med student, you'd have considerably more leeway to jump right in with the H&P, especially if you're a Spanish-speaker. We worked about 6-8 hours per day, then would return to our hotel in a nice part of Lima and enjoy the city. The service part of the trip lasted only one week.

US Naval Research Project: Namrid, Peru

Organization Name:
Type of Organization:
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing
UTSW Contact: Student Reserach Summer Project Director
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: > 2 Months ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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IRB approved study concerning Acute Febrile Illness in Peru.

WWS HIV Clinic in South Africa

Organization Name: Dr Ferris, Joy Baber
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing
Student Eligibility: At Least MS4
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Guest House


 

Clinic hours mostly. All HIV positive patients. They just opened a 24 hour facility this year so may have more pm opportunities. Thursday rounding in a local hospital with a pediatrician. No other students at the time. Worked with the local pediatrician and a family doctor, and a US trained fellow.

Emergency Medicine

Organization Name: Duke-NUS/Singapore General Hospital
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing
Student Eligibility: At Least MS4
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Local Family
Language: English, C (Translators Available)

 

Emergency Medicine at Singapore General Hospital. SGH is a tertiary referral center and is one of very few in Southeast Asia. Certain emergencies from the region are transferred to SGH. Duke-NUS is a new medical school that employs a new style of teaching for the basic science years. Postings at SGH can go through Duke-NUS, or the student can independently apply to SGH.

Intern and Live Abroad

Organization Name: Texas A&M University
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Local Family


 

Was an intern in a research lab at Singapore Polytechnic. Worked with a PhD and local students/lab assistants.

LT Jordan International Living Abroad Program

Organization Name: LT Jordan Institute & Insula Sevilla
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work, Direct Patient Care
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 6 Weeks - 2 Months (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Local Family
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking: , Reading: , Writing:

I worked in the Emergency Pediatric Unit of a private hosptial called La Clinica Sagrado Corazon in Seville, Spain. I was the only student from my program working in the hospital. I shadowed doctors for the first half, and was able to help out with physical exams and other more basic procedures for the second half. I participated before coming to medical school. The doctors I worked with were excellent teachers. Conversational spanish skills is necessary because english is not spoken in the hospital.

Shun-Tai United Family Practice Clinic

Organization Name: None
Type of Organization: None
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Other
Student Eligibility: At Least MS3
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($1,000 - $2,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Local Family
Language: Mandarin C (Translators Not Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
Speaking: , Reading: , Writing:

The purpose of my project was to spend approximately three-four weeks volunteering and shadowing Dr. Yeh at the Shun-Tai Family Practice Clinic, located in Lu-Kang, Taiwan, a smaller town in central Taiwan. The purpose of my project was to observe differences in the health and health care systems of Taiwan. My main focus was to understand the National Health Insurance system (structure and sustainability) and to see how having accessibility to primary care affected the outcomes of disease in the population. I also had the opportunity to visit some larger hospitals in Taipei, where they served more of the underserved populations in clinics.

ISL Medical Volunteering Trip--Tanzania

Organization Name: International Service Learning
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility:
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing:
Language: Swahili (Translators Available)

 

My ISL Tanzania group consisted of approx. 10 pre-medical students. We purchased and translocated medical supplies from the US to Tanzania, and then visited groups in two distinct rural regions of the country to distribute medical supplies (i.e. everything from anti-malarial medication to vitamins) to indigenous communities we were invited to. We spent two days in each location collecting public health information and statistics, and then hosted a clinic day during which we visited with patients under supervision of local doctors. At the conclusion of our trip, we had the opportunity to go on safari at two different locations and climb Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Inpatient Pediatric Care in Uganda

Organization Name: Albert Einstein
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Other
Student Eligibility:
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 1 Month - 6 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Apartment


 

No information given.

MSc Public Health

Organization Name: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work, Direct Patient Care
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: > 2 Months (> $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Dormitory


 

No information given.

2010 Spring Break Medical Mission Trip to El Paso

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Other
Language: English/Sp (Translators Available)

 

This is a great opportunity if you want to help improve the underprivileged health care situation for immigrants. During your 4-day staying at El Paso, you will go to different churches every day to see patients. Students are paired in groups, and are responsible for triage, taking medical history, performing physical exam, and reporting to the physician. There is one physician for each group, which is about 10-11 students.

El Paso Medical Mission

Organization Name: SCF
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: David Griffin
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Dormitory
Language: English/Sp (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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The SCF medical missions trip to El Paso was the perfect synthesis of caring for patients health and spirituality. While the make-shift clinics were temporary set-ups, the patient-care process was fairly conventional and standard. There is so much knowledge and joy to be found amongst the poverty of El Paso; whether you are there for the spiritual reasons or not, expect to grow.

El Paso Medical Mission Trip

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Guest House
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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The Southwestern Christian Fellowship Medical Mission Trip to El Paso, Texas, is a 1-week volunteer opportunity during spring break, in which a group of around 40 medical students are divided into 4 teams, each with a mentor physician. Every afternoon, each team is assigned to a different church where community members come for free health care check-ups. Students are assigned to work at the pharmacy, triage area, or do history and physical exams on the patients. The format is very similar to that of The Monday Clinic. In the mornings, students take part in group worship and group discussions with mentor physicians on a range of topics including the meaning of mission work and the importance of family. Participation in these activities is voluntary. There is also free time to explore the city. This event is open to all UTSW med students, irrespective of religious beliefs.

El Paso Medical Mission Trip

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Other
Language: English (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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The UTSW medical mission trip to El Paso, TX is a trip designed for first and second year medical students to work in an underserved area and learn about healthcare disparities in America. This is truly an invaluable experience in which willing attendings who work as mentors teach students to take care of patients from lower socioeconomic levels. On this trip, students learn how to interact with patients who are non-US citizens and learn to understand how to think about and treat patients who have no means to pay for healthcare, many of which are sick with chronic illnesses.

El Paso Medical Mission Trip

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Other
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

MS1s and MS2s work in teams at clinics set up in churches in El Paso; see patients under supervision of attending physician. Format similar to Southwestern's Monday Clinic. This is a Christian organization/project and largely Church sponsored, yet open to all volunteers regardless of faith.

El Paso Medical Mission Trip

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Needed)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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El Paso Medical Mission Trip

Organization Name: Southern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Elizmary Cyril
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

Overall, a great experience in which I really got to practice my history and physical. I was able to get very comfortable with the process of taking vitals and asking questions. It was also a good opportunity to really observe the second years ask focused questions based on the information already gathered and do a focused physical (which there is little opportunity for during the 1st year in colleges). Lastly, it was a different experience talking to the patients in a relaxed setting - there were no stereotyped responses or answers given. Interacting with the physicians was also wonderful; they were eager to share their knowledge and experience with us.

El Paso Mission Trip

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Elizmary Cyril
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Guest House
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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The El Paso mission trip is a great opportunity for students to begin making decisions about a patient's chief complaint under the guidance of a physician. The student learns a tremendous amount of practical skills in the clinical setting. The trip is also a great opportunity to practice Spanish.

El Paso Spring Break Mission Trip

Organization Name: Student Baptist Ministries/ Student Christian Fell
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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The El Paso Spring Break mission trip with SCF provides an opportunity for medical and health professional students to practice their skills outside the classroom setting. Under the supervision of a licensed medical doctor, groups of students go to surrounding areas of El Paso and open clinic in a church. Some of the main focuses of care for the local people of El Paso include hypertension screening, and diabetes screening. The spring break medical mission trip provides an opportunity for students to practice their physical examination skills while providing care for the El Paso population.

Medical Mission Trip

Organization Name: BSM
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Marta Marnell
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Dormitory
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

Students are organized into teams that travel to various sites around El Paso. Students see patients throughout the day under physicians supervision. All of the groups converge for non-denominational Christian fellowship for some time each day. Overall, the trip lasts for 6 days.

Medical Mission Trip to El Paso

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Dormitory
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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The SCF Medican Mission Trip provides students with an excellent opportunity to practice their history and physical skills as well as serve a underserved populations all over El Paso and western Texas. Over the course of 4 days, groups rotate through various clinic sites, rural and urban, and provide medical services and available medications to those who cannot afford them.

Medical Mission Trip: El Paso

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: davidigriffin@gmail.com
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Other
Language: English a (Translators Available)

 

Over Spring Break a group of forty medical students, doctors, and volunteers served strategic locations over the greater El Paso area. Each afternoon we split into teams of ten and traveled to various locations setting up impromptu clinics for the local population. Our service there mirrored the setup of Monday Clinic, with pairs of 2nd year and 1st year students serving walk-in patients and presenting/working with a doctor in charge of the entire team of ten. Patients served ranged over all ages and spoke both English and Spanish. Bilingual students were split amongst each team, so proficiency in Spanish was not required, however, any conversant knowledge helped. Teams also took donated medicine and supplies to be able to provide to each site as needed. In the mornings before lunch the entire group enjoyed worship and topical studies selected for each day. Though the studies and organization are Christian in nature this volunteer opportunity is open to members of all faiths and backgrounds.

Medical Missions Trip to El Paso

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Elizmary Cyril
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Dormitory
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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medical student

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: elizmary.cyril@utsouthwestern.edu
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish/En (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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In the morning, we wake up around 8:00am and have breakfast. Then, we have devotional time at 9:00am in one large group. We usually listen to a speaker then as well. At 10:00am, we break up into small group and discuss passages from the bible or other philosophical text. We also discuss medical life. At 11:00am, we have lunch and we all drove to our sites at noon. Our group was broken up into 4 different groups of 10 students each. Each group had a physician who reviewed the patients seen for that day. From noon to about 7:00 or 8:00pm, we saw patients. We took vital signs and checked blood glucose levels on every patient who came through. And then a MS1 and MS2 would pair up and take the history from the patient and do a physical. Then, they would present their findings to the physician on hand and come up with a diagnosis and treatment plan. Dinner was usually sandwiches on site. When we got back to the church, we would have another devotional time and discuss what we saw that day. After that, it was free time to do whatever you wanted. A lot of soccer and basketball was played. There were days where we woke up early and went running or went to the park to fly kites.

Mission Trip to El Paso

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

I would completely recommend the mission trip with Southwestern Christian Fellowship. I made some great friendships on the trip and worked with some of the most inspiring physicians. I enjoyed the ability to help others here in my same state. We worked with some of the neediest people in Texas, and it gave me a new understanding and appreciation for the poor here in our same state. I enjoyed the ability to work with the Hispanic community. I enjoyed the ability to combine service with witnessing others about Christ at the same time. I enjoyed the ability to have fellowship and service at the same time.

SCF Medical Mission Trip

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish (o (Translators Available)

 

This is a medical mission trip to El Paso. We went in teams of 7-8 medical students and one doctor to different clinic sites (local churches) each day. We first assess the patients, take history and do a physical exam, then present the patient to the doctor on the team. After discussing the patient and possible treatment plans, we went into the room together and explained our assessment to the patient.

SCF Medical Mission Trip

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Marta Marnell
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Dormitory
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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This was a 1 week long trip to El Paso, TX (which is located in the 3rd poorest county in the US). We set up clinics at churches throughout the city and saw ~20-50 patients at each site per day, with problems ranging from routine checkups to ear pain to osteoarthritis to gastritis. The students did the initial H&P and then presented to the accompanying physicians. We had a supply of drugs that we could give out, and also referred many patients to the low cost clinics in the city.

SCF Medical Missions Trip

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: marta.marnell@utsouthwestern.edu
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish/En (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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This opportunity, as I experienced it, was not foreign in the sense that a passport was required. It was certainly less exotic than one might expect, taking place in and around El Paso. It was foreign in that it exposed me to a different world of health care than that with which I had been familiar, in both the realms of medicine and of healing.

SCF Medical Missions Trip

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Guest House
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

Working in El Paso was a fabulous experience. I saw first-hand how challenging it is for doctors to provide care to patients from underserved populations. It was extremely rewarding to work with the people of El Paso, and I would definitely recommend this trip to all UTSW students.

SCF Medical Missions Trip

Organization Name: Southwestern Christain Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Clinical Observation/Shadowing, Direct Patient Care, Education/Training, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Dormitory
Language: Spanish/En (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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The spring break Mission Trip with SCF was an amazing chance to develop clinical skills before third year. It also reminded me why I wanted to go into medicine in the first place. The whole trip was wonderfully organized and helped me get to know my classmates.

SCF Mission Trip

Organization Name: SCF
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Marta Marnell
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Guest House
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

A medical mission trip to El Paso, TX organized by SCF during spring break that affords an excellent opportunity to hone your H&P skills and grow as a person.

SCF Mission trip

Organization Name: UTSW- SCF
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Other
Language: Yes, spani (Translators Not Needed)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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This experience is absolutely amazing. It is focused on getting to know your fellow colleagues and getting to fine tune your skills. I definitely recommend to everyone.

SCF Mission Trip

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

The SCF medical mission trip in El Paso was both a rewarding and eye opening experience. This trip was a refreshing break from the rigorous coursework of medical school and offered a tangible glimpse of the goal and purpose behind our studies, which is serving others. Through volunteering at the clinic I learned practical lessons in taking a patient history and performing a physical exam and gained insight into the role of community and culture in the practice of medicine.

SCF Mission Trip

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Allison Peddle
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Dormitory
Language: Spanish/En (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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SCF is a Christian organization that organizes an annual medical mission trip. Multiple clinic sites are set up daily and medical students are divided into teams to serve the medical needs of the underserved population. Each clinic site has 1 or 2 licensed physicians who volunteer their time to provide medical care with the students. The medical mission trip is a great opportunity to put into practice the knowledge gained through classes, gain experience and confidence with interviewing and examining patients, working alongside physicians and most importantly, helping the medically underserved in a multitude of ways.

SCF Mission Trip

Organization Name: SCF
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: Allison Peddle Allison.peddle@utsouthwestern.edu
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Guest House
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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The SCF mission trip is a yearly trip that takes place over spring break (usually there is a trip for MS1/2s and another trip for MS3/4s). Students see patients (with physician supervision) during the day and typically there is some kind of worship session at night. All students are welcome, but it is a Christian-based trip put on with the help of the Texas Baptist Convention and sharing the good news of Christianity as well as Christian worship sessions are large parts of the trip.

SCF Mission Trip 2010

Organization Name: SCF
Type of Organization: Other
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
UTSW Contact: SCF
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish/En (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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SCF Mission trip is an opportunity offered yearly to UTSW medical students. It is a good first time mission trip because everything is provided for you (i.e. food, transportation, housing), so you only need to come ready to participate. Each day we setup a new clinic in churches in and around El Paso, which gives each group a variety of people to treat. It is a great way to practice medical Spanish, as the majority of the people we see are Spanish speaking.

SCF Mission Trip to El Paso

Organization Name: SCF
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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The SCF Missions Trip was a life-changing experience. Not only were you able to help the under-served by providing them information about their health and general medications, you were also able to listen to them and share with them the greatest information of all - the love of Jesus Christ. It was amazing to see how simply providing open ears and welcoming arms was more touching to some patients than simply handing them the medications that they needed. A patient's spiritual life is very important to many people, and this service trip allowed me to realize and appreciate that fact even more.

SCF Spring Break Medical Mission Trip

Organization Name: UTSW
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Rural
Housing: Local Family
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

Medical mission trip to Mexico or West/South Texas in border towns that are underserved. The population we interact with is very similar to that seen at Parkland during clerkships and have very similar problems such as diabetes, hypertension, endocrine problems, congenital and pediatric issues, acute care problems. Great experience and time to get to know classmates on a level beyond the classroom. Opportunity to interact with local physicians and faculty at UTSW.

SCF Spring Break Mission Trip

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: Religious Organization
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Dormitory
Language: Spanish (Translators Available)

 

Students participating in the SCF Spring Break Mission Trip to El Paso, TX, will have ample opportunity to practice their physical exam and history-taking skills. The program is set up as a significant learning opportunity for medical students as well as a chance to serve others in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Spring Break Mission Trip

Organization Name: Southwestern Christian Fellowship
Type of Organization: University
Type of Trip: Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: < 2 Weeks ($< $1,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Other
Language: Spanish (Translators Not Needed)
Required Language Proficiency: (?)
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The SCF spring break mission trip has 3 goals: 1.To bring glory to God with our hearts, minds, and lives 2.To share the love and Good News of Christ by helping to meet physical and spiritual needs 3.To provide students and doctors a first-hand experience and encourage them to integrate their faith and medical training in future service, both locally and globally.

Intern

Organization Name: Cho Ray Hospital
Type of Organization: Hospital
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Education/Training
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: No

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Urban
Housing: Guest House
Language: Vietnamese (Translators Not Needed)

 

I spent 4 weeks working at Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City and had a blast. I worked in the ED along with 2 other medical students from the UK and saw diseases that I would rarely see in the US, like dengue fever and patients infected with fasciola hepatica. I spent most of my time shadowing since I had only just finished my first year of medical school but my mentor also tried to give me a more hands on experience by allowing me to suture lacerations, take blood, and put in IV lines. I sincerely enjoyed my experience in Vietnam and would recommend it to anyone.

Medical Mission Trip

Organization Name: Vietnam Village Health
Type of Organization: Charitable (Non-Religious)
Type of Trip: Direct Patient Care, Social Service/Mission Work
Student Eligibility: At Least MS1
Academic Credit: Yes

Duration and Cost: 2 Weeks - 1 Month ($2,000 - $3,000)
Urban or Rural: Both
Housing: Hotel
Language: Vietnamese (Translators Available)

 

Vietnam Village Health is a program created 4 years ago from a group in San Jose, California. During this mission trip, students are given the opportunity to translate and shadow for various health professionals as well as participate in examining and caring for the patients. This previous summer mission trip, there were medical doctors, dentists, ophthalmologist, pharmacists, and public health advisor.