Organizations:
AMSA: one of the best places to start. It is an incredible resource for international organizations and opportunities. It has almost every organization listed here all compiled in one location. Go to the AMSA site and click on the action committee’s link. Under that link, there is a selection for ‘Global Health’ which really does have an incredible amount of sources!
Contact:
Name: Brian Hurley
Title: Director of Student Programming
Email: dsp@amsa.org
Phone: (703) 620-6600
Fax: (703) 620-5873
Amigos de las Americas: This organization has a lot of health focused volunteer programs mainly in Central America. The target age may be a bit young for medical programs but it is worth checking out!
Contact:
Email: info@amigoslink.org
Phone: (800) 231-7796
Fax: (713) 782-9267
Brown University for International Medical Opportunities: The International Health Institute (IHI) was established in 1988 to develop, promote, and coordinate the international health activities of Brown University faculty and students. The IHI’s mission is to apply interdisciplinary perspectives to research and training to improve the health of populations in developing countries.
Cross-Cultural Solutions: Intern Abroad with Cross-Cultural Solutions gives you the unique opportunity to have an international health internship in China, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Peru, Tanzania or Thailand. Wherever you choose, our in-country staff welcomes you to the CCS Home-Base, your home away from home.
Contact:
Name: Dave Antoniotti
Title: Director of Program Enrollment
Email: info@crossculturalsolutions.org
Phone: (800) 380-4777
Fax: (914) 632-8494
Doctors for Global Health: This is an excellent organization for information about further rotations. They can help set you up almost anywhere in the world.
Contact:
Email: dghinfo@dghonline.org
Phone/Fax: (404) 377-3566
Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children: volunteer missions in Costa Rica, Uganda, Ethiopia, India, and Uzbekistan.
Contact:
Email: missions@fimrc.org
Phone: (888) 211-8575
Fax: (888) 735-6530
Global Crossroads: Volunteer Opportunities in over 20 countries.
Contact:
Email: info@globalcrossroad.com
Phone: (225) 295-4950
Fax: (225) 295-4954
International Medical Volunteers Association: This website has lists of volunteer organizations, what types of volunteers they needs, the costs involved etc. They also have a link to a students “corner” which has tips for students searching for medical volunteer opportunities.
Contact:
Email: info@imva.org
Phone: (508) 435-7377
Fax: (508) 497-9568
SALUD: an opportunity to pair learning medical Spanish with clinical experiences.
Contact:
Email: info@amerispan.com
Phone: (800) 879-6640
Fax: (215) 751-1986
United Planet: United Planet (UP), "the world's largest cultural exchange", is a leading international, educational, humanitarian, and peace-building, non-profit organization with members and volunteers in over 150 countries devoted to fostering cross-cultural understanding and friendship, supporting communities in dire need, and promoting social & economic prosperity among cultures in order to unite the world in a community beyond borders.
Contact:
Phone: (800) 292-2316
Fax: (617) 267-7764
Child Family Health International
Contact:
Name: Betsy Fuller Matambanadzo
Title: Program Director
Email: students@cfhi.org
Phone: (415) 957-9000
Fax: (415) 840-0486
Global Service Corps (GSC):Health Programs in Tanzania and Thailand address the challenge of healthcare in the developing world, while providing opportunities for medical professionals and students that cannot be found in a classroom, textbook or laboratory.
Contact:
Email: gsc@earthisland.org
Phone: (415) 788-3666, ext. #128
Fax: (415) 788-7324
Centro Panamericano de Idiomas (CPI):The "Spanish Seminar for Medical Professionals", 3 weeks in length, March 20th- April 7th, combines specialized medical Spanish classes with scheduled visits to local hospitals and social service organizations where students have the opportunity to observe the social service health care system of Costa Rica as they shadow a medical professional.
Contact:
Name: Jonle Sedar
Title: Manager of Groups and Professional Seminars
Email: jonlesedar@spanishlanguageschool.com
Phone: 011 (506) 265-6306
Fax: 011 (506) 265-6866
MedSpanish: a progressive medical exchange and education program which believes that, due to the growing Spanish speaking patient population, medical Spanish literacy and appreciation of Latino culture are essential medical skills in the United States.
Contact:
Name: Haywood Hall, MD, FACEP
Title: Director
Email: haywood@pacemd.org
Phone: (505) 239-0143
Fax: (800) 770-6853
