Global Health Experience Opportunities by Region
Since 2006, 80 to 100 Penn Med students a year participate in global health activities in 15 to 30 different countries, the majority of which are in low-resource areas. To learn about what students have done in the past and what you could do in the future, click on the region that interests you:
- Africa
- Americas (North, Central, South & Caribbean)
- Asia (including Mideast & Oceania)
- Europe
- Multi-Nation Opportunities
You can also view a table of all opportunities, sortable by multiple fields, including country, region, and organization.
Sortable Table of Global Health Experience Opportunities
- To sort, click on the relevant column heading (note that visual cues for the sort function are absent)
Country ♦ |
Region ♦ |
Organization ♦ |
Activity ♦ |
Low Resource (Yes/No) ♦ |
Medical School Year ♦ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Europe | MICEFA | Clinical | No | 3 / 4 |
| France | Europe | MICEFA | Shadowing | No | 1 / 2 |
| Netherlands | Europe | U of Groningen | Research | No | 1/ 2 / 3 / 4 |
| England | Europe | Kings College London | Clinical | No | 3 / 4 |
| Botswana | Africa | Botswana-UPenn Partnership: Clinical Electives in Medicine & Pediatrics | Clinical | Yes | 3 / 4 |
| Botswana | Africa | Botswana Clinical Experience: Dermatology | Clinical | Yes | 3 / 4 |
| Gabon | Africa | Gabon: Lambaréné Albert Schweitzer Hospital | Clinical | Yes | 3 / 4 |
| Ghana | Africa | Adakum Educational Foundation | Education | Yes | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Ghana | Africa | Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi | Research | Yes | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Ghana | Africa | Noguchi Memorial Institute, University of Ghana, Accra | Research | Yes | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Ghana | Africa | Sickle-Cell Anemia Project | Clinical | Yes | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Ghana | Africa | Unite for Sight | Clinical | Yes | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Malawi | Africa | University of Pennsylvania Population Studies Center | Research | Yes | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| South Africa | Africa | Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) | Research | Yes | 3 / 4 |
| Tanzania | Africa | Teule Hospital Muheza | Clilnical | Yes | 3 / 4 |
| Multi Nation | Americas | Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) | Public Health | Yes | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Multi Nation | Americas | Spanish Language Immersion | Language Immersion | Yes | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Belieze | Central America | Hillside Healthcare Center | Clinical | Yes | 3 / 4 |
| Dominican Republic | Central America | CHOP Alliance for International Medicine | Clinical | Yes | 3 / 4 |
| Dominican Republic | Central America | Hospital de Seguridad Social | Clinical | Yes | 3 / 4 |
| Dominican Reublic | Central America | Robert Reid Cabral Pediatric Hospital | Clinical | Yes | 3 / 4 |
| Guatemala | Central America | Behrhorst Partners for Development | Public Health | Yes | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Guatemala | Central America | Guatemala Health Initiative / Hospitalito Atitlán | Public Health | Yes | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Guatemala | Central America | Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social (IGSS) Trauma Center | Clinical | Yes | 3 / 4 |
| Guatemala | Central America | Mayan Medical Aid | Public Health | Yes | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Guatemala | Central America | Obras Sociales del Hermano Pedro | Pulbic Health | Yes | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Guatemala | Central America | San Lucas Tolimán Mission | Public Health | Yes | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Guatemala | Central America | Universidad Francisco Marroquín Facultad de Medicina | Clinical | Yes | 3 / 4 |
| Honduras | Central America | Shoulder to Shoulder (Hombro a Hombro) | Clinical | Yes | 3 / 4 |
| Nicaragua | Central America | Acción Médica Cristiana | Public Health | Yes | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Argentina | South America | Universidad Austral Facultad de Ciencias Biomédicas | Clinical | Yes | 3 / 4 |
| Peru | South America | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos/Clinical Obstetrics/Gynecology | Clinical | Yes | 3 / 4 |
| Peru | South America | ImpactaPeru | Public Health | Yes | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Peru | South America | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Clinical | Yes | 3 / 4 |
| United States | North America | Bridging the Gaps | Public Health | Yes for USA | 1 |
| United States | North America | Indian Health Service/Chinle, AZ | Clinical | Yes for USA | 3 / 4 |
| United States | North America | HSHPS: Hispanic-Serving Health Professionals Schools | Clinical | Yes for USA | 3 / 4 |
| United States | North America | Puentes de Salud | Public Health | Yes for USA | 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 |
| United States | North America | Texas-Mexico Border: STEER (South Texas Environmental Education and Research) | Public Health | Yes for USA | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| China | East Asia | Beijing Acupuncture Education International | Clinical | No | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| China | East Asia | Jintan Child Health Project | Research | Yes | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| China | East Asia | Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine | Clinical | No | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Japan | East Asia | Schools of Medicine of Keio University, Kyoto University, and Nagoya University | Clinical | No | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Japan | East Asia | University of Tokyo Faculty and Graduate School of Medicine | Clinical | No | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Singapore | East Asia | National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine | Clinical | No | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| India | South & Southeast Asia | All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) | Clinical | Yes | 3 / 4 |
| India | South & Southeast Asia | Christian Medical College | Clinical | Yes | 3 / 4 |
| Thailand | South & Southeast Asia | Chulalongkorn University College of Public Health | Public Health | Yes | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Austria | Europe | The Max Kade Clinical Clerkships | Clinical | No | 3 / 4 |
| England | Europe | Kings College London | Clinical | No | 3 / 4 |
| England | Europe | The University of Oxford | Research | No | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| France | Europe | L'Envol | Public Health | No | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| France | Europe | MICEFA | Clinical | No | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Ireland | Europe | Royal College of Surgeons, Trinity College, University College | Clinical | No | 3 / 4 |
| Netherlands | Europe | The University of Groningen | Research | No | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Poland | Europe | Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics | Sholarly | No | 3 |
| Spain | Europe | Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Alcalá | Clinical | No | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Switzerland | Europe | UNAIDS, Geneva | Public Health | No | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Switzerland | Europe | WHO, Geneva | Public Health | No | 1 / 3 / 4 |
| Multi Nation | Multi Nation | Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowships | Research | Yes | 3 / 4 |
Last updated: August 14, 2012
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