Medical Education

AMSA Global Health Action Committee (GHAC)

Click here for GHAC meeting minutes

Recovering Medical Equipment for the Developing World (REMEDY) - formerly known as Duke Recovers

REMEDY: http://www.remedyinc.org/default.asp.

Student National Medical Association (SNMA)

Med Student Global Forum (registration required) - Med Student Global is a forum for medical students to discuss the healthcare issues facing our rapidly changing world. It is also a medium for networking and cross-cultural exchange. The forum was initiated by the Duke SNMA in conjunction with Ilorin University Medical Students Association, and the Action Group for Adolescent Health in Nigeria.

Links

Before you travel:State Department information & travel advisories , Information for travelers from CDC , Travel insurance & assistance

International opportunities and funding sources: From AMSA , American Society for Tropical Medicine & Hygiene , Global Medicine Network , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign database , International Health Medical Education Consortium , Exchange programs from the International Health Medical Education Consortium

International clinical electives: From AMSA , From SNMA

Medical School Websites

The following are variable in applicability to Duke students. Some may provide information exclusively for their own students, while others may supply more general international elective information.

* Baylor College of Medicine: International electives from various institutions list

* George Washington University: Funding sources , international medical education resources

* Sinai School of Medicine: International Studies Program (good general information)

* Northwestern University: International elective list , student resources (look under the Extra-Academic Opportunities heading) (Includes some international, some third-year scholarships)

* of Arizona: Global health

* University of California at San Diego: International health electives general information , funding sources , specific programs contacts

* University of California at San Francisco: Information on specific international programs

* of Colorado: International health opportunities

* of Florida: Funding sources

* of Massachusetts: International health education student handbook (extensive program and funding information) ,International Healthcare Opportunities Clearinghouse

* of North Carolina: Student International Health Forum Handbook

* of Pennsylvania: International opportunities for students

* of Washington: Funding

* of Wisconsin: International health elective & funding information

* Yale University: International health web links