Curriculum

Global Health Foundations Module 1

Pre-trip preparation module consisting of 5 classroom didactic sessions and independent study during the first year of medical school.  Students must complete all assignments and receive a passing grade for this module to be approved for the summer Global Health Foundations Experience. 

Global Health Foundations Experience

During the summer between the first and second year of medical school, students complete an experience working with patient populations abroad in low-income countries or domestically with the Indian Health Service or other approved underserved minority communities.  Approved experiences are 2-4 weeks in length and meet the medical school service learning requirement.

Global Health Foundations Module 2

Post-trip integration module consisting of 5 classroom didactic sessions and independent study during the second year of medical school. 

Global Health Advanced Doctoring Experience

During the Advanced Doctoring phase (fourth year of medical school), students complete a clinical rotation working with patient populations abroad in low-income countries or domestically with the Indian Health Service or other underserved minority communities. Approved experiences are 2-4 weeks in length.

Scholarly Activity with Global Health Focus

Students may complete this program requirement as part of Scholarship in Medicine or through an alternative activity in which the student focuses on some aspect of global health research/study/quality improvement/curriculum development.

Foundations (M1/M2)

Students in GHSP complete their global health field experiences with BSOM-sponsored programs. Because each of the programs below has a direct connection with the BSOM, we are confident that they are well-designed, providing meaningful and appropriate experiences for students, with adequate supervision. Moreover, each of these programs is known to be effectively coordinated with local health systems and services, avoiding some of the risks and disruptions that can result from short-term volunteering in global health.

• American-Caribbean Experience (ACE), St. Mary, Jamaica
• Cachamsi - Riobamba, Ecuador
• Child Family Health International (CFHI) – Accra, Ghana; Cape Coast, Ghana; Puerto Escondido, Mexico;
• Determined to Develop (D2D), Malawi, Africa
• Himalayan Health Exchange – Dharamshala, India; Pangi Valley, India; Northern India (Bir)
• Maximo Nivel - Antigua, Guatemala; San Jose, Costa Rica; Cusco, Peru
• People of Peru Project, Iquitos, Peru
• Medicine in Mission – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• The Luke Commission (TLC), Eswatini, Africa
• World Medical Missions – Bomet, Kenya

Doctoring/Advanced Doctoring (MS3/MS4)

Advanced Doctoring students travel widely, finding clinical opportunities of personal interest around the world.  Some may be with BSOM-sponsored programs but most are independent student-initiated trips.  Each experience must provide opportunities for specific learning goals, with adequate supervision, and be approved in advance.  Ideally, these opportunities are designed as part of long-term relationships that can strengthen local health care capacities while providing valuable service.

Medical Volunteers International