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Approved Global Health/International Experience Sites by School

For eligibility to participate, please contact the specific site team lead.

Select your school: CMS | SCPM | CHP | COP

Chicago Medical School Sites

China (M1/M2 & M4)
(Temporarily Suspended)

Taizhou Hospital

  • Located in Linhai City, Zhejiang Province, China 
  • Affiliated hospital of Wenzhou Medical College and a teaching hospital for the Medical School of Zhejiang University
  • Students are able to learn about another country's health care system within a unique cultural context in which biomedical clinical care is often complemented by Traditional Chinese Medicine.
  • Course Director: Dr. Ken Kessler

Uganda (M1/M2 & M4)

Hope of Children and Women Victims of Violence (HOCW)

Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital

Ndejje Health Center IV (Zanta Clinic)

  • Located in Entebbe, Uganda and surrounding areas
  • Allows for a variety of clinical medical rotations as well as clinical psychology and clinical pharmacy opportunities in a resource-limited rural as well as an urban setting.
  • Faculty Site Leader: Dr. Ken Kessler

Mexico (M1/M2 & M4)

Universidad Biomédica Rafael Guízar y Valencia 

  • Located in Xalapa, Veracruz State, Mexico
  • Host institution is a health professions university dedicated to community health and metabolic diseases (especially diabetes). Students are able to complete a variety of clinical rotations at the university and affiliated sites.
  • Note: students must have intermediate level Spanish language ability or higher.
  • Faculty Site Leader: Dr. Héctor Rasgado-Flores

Lithuania (M4)

Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine

  • Located in Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Students are able to spend four weeks at the University teaching hospital completing rotations in ares including medical genetics, radiology, anesthesiology and reanimatology, neurology, eye diseases, and nose, ear & throat diseases.
  • Course Director: Dr. Ken Kessler

Israel (M4)
(Temporarily Suspended)

Galilee Medical Center

  • Located in Nahariya, Israel
  • Galilee Medical Center (GMC) is the sole major medical center of the Galilee serving the 600,00 diverse residents. GMC is the main clinical training facility for Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Medicine and offers international programs for medical students from many countries, internships, residency tracks and fellowships.
  • Course Director: Dr. Ken Kessler

Belize (M4)

Hillside Health Care International

  • Located in Eldridgeville, Belize
  • Students participate in 6 mobile clinics in a 4-5 week rotation in addition to time at the permanent clinic in Eldridgeville.
  • Course Director: Dr. Ken Kessler

Child Family Health International (CFHI) - M1/M2 & M4

For details about each program (offerings subject to change), visit the CFHI site.

  • Non-profit organization specializing in Global Health Education
  • 35+ sites in 10 different countries
  • Please be advised that not all CFHI sites are available to all schools and colleges within RFU.

Argentina

  • Two primary clinical focuses: 
    • Primary Care & Social Medicine 
    • Hospital Medicine in Latin America
  • Clinical sites include Primary Care General Hospital, State Ministry of Health, Pediatric Primary Care, Infectious Disease Hospital, Pediatric Hospital, Research Hospital, Tertiary Care Hospital, and the City Emergency Hospital.
  • Minimum Language Required: Beginner 2 Spanish or Above
    Beginner 2 Spanish: “I can communicate simply when I am in familiar, everyday situations.”

Bolivia (Tarija)

  • Two primary clinical focuses: 
    • Healthcare in Remote Southern Bolivia
    • Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine
  • Clinical sites include Regional Teaching Hospital, Primary Healthcare Centers, Chagas Clinic, Tertiary Government Hospital, Public Pediatric Hospital, Municipal Hospital, Nonprofit Teaching Hospital, and Outpatient Adolescent Clinic.
  • Minimum Language Required: Intermediate Spanish or Above
    Intermediate Spanish: “I can understand and communicate effectively on most complex topics.”

Bolivia (La Paz)

  • Two primary clinical focuses: 
    • Healthcare in Remote Southern Bolivia
    • Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine
  • Clinical sites include Regional Teaching Hospital, Primary Healthcare Centers, Chagas Clinic, Tertiary Government Hospital, Public Pediatric Hospital, Municipal Hospital, Nonprofit Teaching Hospital, and Outpatient Adolescent Clinic.
  • Minimum Language Required: Beginner 1 Spanish or Above
    Beginner 1 Spanish: “I can speak a little and understand at times if people speak slowly and clearly.”

Ecuador (Guayaquil & Puyo)

  • Five primary clinical focuses, including:
    • Reproductive Health
    • Urban & Rural Comparative Health
    • Community Medicine - From Rainforest to Coast
  • Clinical sites include Outpatient Obstetrics Rotation, Public Maternity Hospital, Government Primary Health Clinic, Tertiary Care Hospital, Nonprofit Hospital, and Indigenous Medicine Clinic.
  • Minimum Language Required: Beginner 2 Spanish or Above
    Beginner 2 Spanish: “I can communicate simply when I am in familiar, everyday situations.”

Ecuador (Quito)

  • Five primary clinical focuses, including:
    • Reproductive Health
    • Urban & Rural Comparative Health
    • Community Medicine - From Rainforest to Coast
  • Clinical sites include Outpatient Obstetrics Rotation, Public Maternity Hospital, Government Primary Health Clinic, Tertiary Care Hospital, Nonprofit Hospital, and Indigenous Medicine Clinic.
  • Minimum Language Required: Beginner 1 Spanish or Above
    Beginner 1 Spanish: “I can speak a little and understand at times if people speak slowly and clearly.”

Ghana

  • Two primary clinical focuses: 
    • Child Health & Social Determinants 
    • Hospital Medicine in Coastal Ghana
  • Clinical sites include Outpatient Department, Emergency Department, and Ward Rotations, Children’s Hospital, Nutritional Rehabilitation Unit and Ward, Public Health Unit, the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, and HIV/AIDS and TB, Asthma, Sickle Cell, Neuro, Pediatric Surgical, and ENT Nurses Clinic.

India

  • Eight primary clinical focuses, including:
    • End-of-Life & Palliative Care
    • Introduction to Traditional Medicine
    • Chronic Disease & Integrative Medicine
  • Clinical sites include LGBTQ Community Center, Juvenile Rehabilitation Center, Homeless Services, Hospice Centers, Hospital for Women and Children, Rural and Private Clinics, Rural Satellite Hospital, among others.

Mexico (Oaxaca, Puerto Escondido)

  • Five primary clinical focuses, including:
    • Intensive Beginner Spanish & Health Care in Mexico
    • Women’s Reproductive Health, Mexico
    • Tropical Medicine & Community-Based Care on the Coast of Mexico
  • Clinical sites include Government Primary Care Clinics, General Hospital, Traditional Midwife Visit, Primary Healthcare Centers, Government Social Security Hospital, among others.
  • Minimum Language Required: Beginner 1 Spanish or Above
    Beginner 1 Spanish: “I can speak a little and understand at times if people speak slowly and clearly.”

Philippines

  • One primary clinical focus: 
    • Remote Island Medicine
  • Clinical sites include Rural Health Unit/Clinic, Barangay Health Stations, Department of Health, Urban Health Care Facilities, the University of Philippines - Philippine General Hospital, and World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office.

South Africa

  • Two primary clinical focuses: 
    • Healthcare Challenges
    • HIV/AIDS and Healthcare
  • Clinical sites include Tertiary Public Hospital, Parochial Hospital, Hospice, HIV Clinic, Secondary Teaching Hospital, and Children’s Hospital: Trauma Unit.

Uganda

  • Three primary clinical focuses:
    • Nutrition, Food Security, & Sustainable Agriculture
    • Maternal Child Health, HIV, and Realities of Health Access
    • OMNI MED - Community Health Workers and Global Health
  • Clinical sites include Nutrition & Rehabilitation Center, Primary Care Clinic, and HIV/AIDS Clinic.

CFHI Virtual Global Health Electives

Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine Sites

China
(Temporarily Suspended)

Taizhou Hospital

  • Located in Linhai City, Zhejiang Province, China 
  • Affiliated hospital of Wenzhou Medical College and a teaching hospital for the Medical School of Zhejiang University
  • Students are able to learn about another country's health care system within a unique cultural context in which biomedical clinical care is often complemented by Traditional Chinese Medicine.
  • SCPM Faculty Contact: Dr. Karona Mason

College of Health Professions Sites

For more information, contact: Dr. Ken Kessler

Child Family Health International (CFHI)

For details about each program, visit the CFHI site.

  • Non-profit organization specializing in Global Health Education
  • 35+ sites in 10 different countries
  • Please be advised that not all CFHI sites are available to all schools and colleges within RFU.

College of Pharmacy Sites

Uganda

Hope of Children and Women Victims of Violence (HOCW)

Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital

Ndejje Health Center IV (Zanta Clinic)

  • Located in Entebbe, Uganda and surrounding areas
  • Allows for a variety of clinical medical rotations as well as clinical psychology and clinical pharmacy opportunities in a resource-limited rural as well as an urban setting.
  • Faculty Site Leader: Dr. Ken Kessler
  • COP Faculty Contact: Dr. Jessica Cottreau