International Health

There is a rapidly expanding interest among students in issues related to international health.? There are many potential benefits to pursuing education on topics associated with international health:

• Expanding medical knowledge base by gaining exposure to issues, procedures, etc. not common to the U.S. healthcare system
• Familiarization with language, culture, and customs of a variety of different people provides good training for working with an increasingly diverse patient population
• Exposure to healthcare systems different than (and especially less sophisticated than) our U.S. system provides a sense of perspective
• Opportunities for travel, which may not exist later in one's career
• International Health Web Sites
• Study Abroad Guidelines
• Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC) Sample Curriculum
• Comparative Healthcare Immersion Rotation Program
• Dr. Schnuth's Letter