Global Health

This M4 elective is designed for students completing international health experiences as part of a medical mission/humanitarian aid trip or other medical educational experience outside the United States and its territories. During these experiences, students will reflect on how their activities differ from similar tasks within the US healthcare system.

Approval of the clerkship director is required for students wishing to enroll in this course. Students must schedule their own experiences and coordinate and pay for their own travel arrangements. Before travel, students must provide proof of purchase of emergency evacuation and travel health insurance. Students may not receive credit for travel to any nation listed on the United States State Department List of State Sponsors of Terrorism or any region under a United States Travel Advisory System Level 3 or 4 alert. An exception may be made for students traveling to a nation with a State Department Level 3 warning if it is to provide relief for a natural disaster and the student is traveling as part of a well-established organization that can reasonably ensure their safety, such as the American Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, or World Health Organization. No credit will be given for travel to countries with a CDC Warning Level 3 under any circumstances.