Introduction
This sampling of Internet resources for US based organizations is provided for students in health
related fields who are interested in pursuing an international internship
or volunteer experience related to their studies. Inclusion of a site on
this page does not indicate an endorsement of the sponsoring organization
or its program.
Note that groups vary widely in their goals, requirements, length of
stay, support provided, and costs. Students and professionals interested
in an international experience need to look for groups that will help meet
their educational and personal goals.
Campus Resources
Center for Global Initiatives
The Center for Global Initiative is a catalyst for the innovative work of faculty and students at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. It is entrepreneurial and nimble in its approach to fostering initiatives that deepen knowledge and understanding of our complex world. |
Center for Global Initiatives
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB# 5145, 223 E. Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-5145
Phone: (919) 962-3094
Fax: (919) 962-5375
Email: cgi@unc.edu |
The Office of Distinguished Scholarships
This office serves as an information clearinghouse for prestigious scholarship opportunities, advises students on their applications and facilitates contacts with faculty mentors. |
Office of Distinguished Scholarships
Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence
CB# 3510, 225 Graham Memorial Hall
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3510
Office: (919) 843-7757
Fax: (919) 962-1548
Email: trent@unc.edu |
Study Abroad at the University of North Carolina
The Study Abroad Guide provides a complete overview of all aspects of your academic studies abroad. Here you will find instructions for using the website, for finding the program best suited for your educational goals, for applying to that program, and for making final preparations to go. |
The Study Abroad Office
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB #3130, FedEx Global Education Center
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3130
Phone: (919) 962-7002
Fax: (919) 962-2262 |
Directories of Programs
American Medical Student Association (AMSA) International Health Opportunities Directory
AMSA's web-based directory of international health opportunities is searchable by country, region, opportunity type and field of practice. The information in the directory is updated regularly. |
American Medical Student Association
1902 Association Drive
Reston, Virginia 20191
Phone: (703) 620-6600
Fax: (703) 620-5873
Email: amsa@amsa.org |
Foreign Policy Association (FPA) International Volunteering Opportunities
FPA lists various global internship and volunteer opportunities. Descriptions and links to the programs are included. Browse the list to locate health-related opportunities. |
Foreign Policy Association
470 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10016
Phone:(212) 481-8100
Fax: (212) 481-9275
Email: info@fpa.org
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GoAbroad.com
GoAbroad.com provides
access to comprehensive international education and alternative travel databases. Search by selection area of specialty,
i.e. "nursing," from the drop down box. |
GoAbroad.com
7800 Point Meadows Drive, Suite 218
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Phone: (720) 570-1702
Fax: (720) 570-1703
Email: info@goabroad.com |
Idealist.org
Idealist contains information on internship and volunteer opportunities across the globe. Browse opportunities by location or organization. Idealist also allows individualized searches. A keyword search for "medical" returns results for health internships and volunteer opportuinies. Searches can be narrowed by country.
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Action Without Borders/Idealist.org
302 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (646)-290-7725
Fax: (212) 695-7243
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International
Medical Volunteers Association (IMVA)
IMVA is a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting voluntary medical
activity in developing countries. The agency advises medical professionals,
administrators, and students on finding compatible international volunteer
opportunities. Their directory of Organization
Profiles presents detailed information on dozens of humanitarian groups
looking for medical expertise. |
International Medical Volunteers Association
(IMVA)
P.O. Box 205
Woodville, MA. 01784
Phone: (508) 435-7377
Fax: (508) 497-9568
Email: info@imva.org |
Institute of International
Education (IIE)
IIE contains information on over 5,000 international grants,
fellowships, and short-term study programs for U.S. students and professionals.
Programs and services encompass a wide range of activities in support of
human resource development. It includes information on Fulbright
Student and Scholar programs. |
Institute of International Education (IIE)
1400 K Street NW, Suite 650
Washington, DC 20005-2403
Phone: (202) 898-0600
Fax: (202) 326-7754
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Quaker
Information Center Volunteer and Service Organizations
Sixteen lists present over 300 volunteer and service opportunities,
both domestic and international, some of which include health programs.
Only one of the lists is limited to participants who are Quaker. The Quakers
have a long history of international public service through the American
Friends Service Committee. |
Quaker Information Center
1501 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: (215) 241-7024
Email: info@quakerinfo.org |
Sigma Theta Tau International Volunteer Opportunities
Sigma Theta Tau International has put together a listing of volunteer opportunities in health care,
as well as some general opportunities nationally and internationally. This site also contains information on
Sigma Theta Tau membership, which allows access to global as well as local opportunities: mentoring programs,
achievement awards, learning and affecting change for nurses worldwide!
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Sigma Theta Tau International
Honor Society of Nursing
550 West North Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: (888) 634-7575
Fax:
(317) 634-8188 (International)
Email: stti@stti.iupui.edu |
Study Abroad
Study Abroad contains listings for thousands of study abroad programs
in more than 100 countries throughout the world. It includes short-term
and academic year programs for students in many different disciplines,
including Nursing. |
Studyabroad.com
1350 Edgmont Ave., Suite 1100
Chester, PA 19013
Phone: (484) 766-2920
Fax: (610) 499-9205
Email: webmaster@studyabroad.com |
UCI International Opportunities Program
The University of California at Irvine put together this set of links to organizations offering internships abroad.
There are literally hundreds of opportunities for internships abroad. This page contains links to related web sites,
as well as listings of some of the more well-known programs that exist. |
UCI International Opportunities Program
If you're not a UCI affiliate - please don't call or e-mail UCI for information on programs.
Call or contact the programs directly for information (contact information can be located on each program's individual page).
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Connect-123 Internship and Volunteer Programs in South Africa and Argentina
To date, they have worked with students from over 280 universities and expect to have over 250 students from 20 countries participating in their
programs during 2009. They have also formed successful partnerships with several US-based universities and can develop customized programs in Cape Town and Buenos Aires around specific requirements. |
Connect-123
3 Seal Harbor Drive, #445
Winthrop, MA 02152
Phone: (800) 731-6406 (Toll Free)
Fax: (617) 904-1915
Email: info@connect-123.com
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Specific Programs
AmeriSpan
AmeriSpan facilitates opportunities for students and recent graduates who are interested in internships and volunteer placements across Latin America . Healthcare opportunities are available in public and private hospitals, as well as community outreach programs Use the placement finder to find an internship that meets your needs.
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AmeriSpan Study Abroad
1334 Walnut St, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (800) 879-6640 (US & Canada)
Phone: (215) 751-1100 (Worldwide)
Fax: (215) 751-1986
Skype: amerispan
Email: info@amerispan.com |
Amigos de
las Américas
Amigos is an international nonprofit organization that facilitates
opportunities for U.S. high school and college students to volunteer in
ongoing community health projects throughout Latin American. |
Amigos de
las Américas
5618 Star Lane
Houston, TX 77057
Phone: (800) 231-7796 (Toll Free)
Phone: (713) 782-5290 (Local)
Fax: (713)782-9267
Email: info@amigoslink.org |
Child Family Health International (CFHI)
CFHI programs bring service-learning into hospitals and clinics around the world, allowing participants to gain insight on the contextual constructs of illness and healing in foreign settings. Program Alumni return from the host country with new perspectives on healthcare systems and delivery in places where resources and supplies are extremely limited. |
Child Family Health International
995 Market Street, Suite 1104
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (866) 345-4674 (Toll Free)
Phone: (415) 957-9000 (Local)
Fax: (415) 840-0486
Email: students@cfhi.org (International Programs Inquiries) |
Cross-Cultural
Solutions
Cross-Cultural Solutions is a nonprofit organization with programs
in countries such as India, Ghana, and Peru that focus on health care, education, and social
development. |
Cross-Cultural Solutions
2 Clinton Place
New Rochelle, NY 10801
Phone: (800) 380-4777
(Toll Free)
Phone: (914) 632-0022 (Local)
Fax: (914) 632-8494
Email: info@crossculturalsolutions.org |
FSD International
FSD International is a nonprofit program that works with community-based development programs to place interns in eight countries worldwide. Health internships are available in areas such as nutrition and HIV/AIDS. To learn more about specific opportunities, use the search page to locate internships by country, region, or focus area. Short term volunteer opportunities are also available. |
Foundation for Sustainable Development
517 Potrero Avenue, Suite B
San Fransico, CA 94110
Phone: (415) 283-4873
Fax: (415) 621-5476
Email: info@fsdinternational.org |
Gilman International Scholarship
The Gilman scholarship is a congressionally funded program designed specifically to offer study abroad opportunities to students of limited financial means. Past recipients of this scholarship have studied worldwide in over 80 nations including Egypt, Uruguay and Latvia. Additional study abroad program resources are also featured on the website.
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Institute of International Education
Gilman Scholarship
1800 West Loop South, Suite 250
Houston, TX 77027
Phone: (888) 887-5939, ext 25
Fax: (713) 621-0876
Email: gilman@iie.org |
Global Crossroad
Global Crossroad offers internship and volunteer opportunities for students interested in health education, HIV/AIDS awareness, and community health clinics. Opportunities are available in over 20 countries including Bolivia, India, and Thailand. |
Global Crossroad Business Office
4425 West Airport Fwy. Suite 210
Irving, TX 75062
Phone: (866) 387-7816 (Toll Free)
Phone: (972) 252-4191 (Local)
Fax: (972) 852-7999
Email: info@globalcrossroad.com |
Global Service Corps (GSC)
GSC is an international service learning organization that has programs for student interns and volunteers to provide HIV/AIDS education and rural health clinic support in Tanzania and Thailand. |
Global Service Corps
3543 18th Street, #14
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: (415) 788 3666
Fax: (415) 861-8969
Email: gsc@globalservicecorps.org |
Global Volunteers
Global Volunteers coordinates teams of short-term volunteers involved in international human and economic development activities. |
Global Volunteers
375 E. Little Canada Road
St. Paul, MN 55117-1628
Phone: (800) 487-1074 (Toll Free)
Phone: (651) 407-6100 (Local)
Fax: (651) 482-0915
Email: email@globalvolunteers.org |
I-to-I International
I-to-I International offers internship placements in the developing world. Health internships are available in areas of general medicine, pharmacy, nursing, nutrition and social work. Internships can be completed in various types of facilities such as general and maternity hospitals, outpatient clinics, physiotherapy centers, children’s cancer foundations and herbal medicine projects. |
Phone: (800)
985-4852
Email: usa@i-to-i.com |
Projects Abroad
Projects Abroad offers placements for medical students in their first through fourth years as well as electives. Students may also volunteer in other areas of medicine including nursing, physiotherapy and dentistry. Opportunities are located in various developing countries.
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Projects Abroad
347 W 36th Street, Suite 903
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (888) 839-3535
Email: info@projects-abroad.org |
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