Global Family Medicine
Residents in our eight residency programs participate in international experiences, which may be based on current international relationships established by the university and residency program or customized to a trainee's interests and goals. Experiences align with the Brocher Declaration established by the Advocacy for Global Health Partnerships to promote equity in global health.
Planning an international rotation takes time, so we recommend you start early. Residents should allow 12 months for pre-departure preparation.
A current and completed affiliation agreement is required prior to starting.
Focus areas
Past focus areas have included one or more of the following:
- Addiction medicine
- Community health
- Health systems
- Human rights
- Infectious disease
- Medical Spanish
- Observership
- Policy
- Refugee health
- Research
- Rural
- Social determinants
- Team development
Locations
Residents have completed rotations in:
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Ecuador
- Ghana
- Guatemala
- India
- Kenya
- Laos
- Myanmar
- South Korea
- Thailand
- Zambia
Opportunities
- Asian Clinical Tropical Medicine Course
- Community Health in Mfangano Island, Kenya
- Global-Local Elective at Community-University Health Care Center (2, 4-week, or longitudinal)
- East African Clinical Tropical Medicine Course
- Fogarty Global Health Fellowship
- Global Health Case Competition
- Global Health Day
- Global Health in a Local Context
- Humanitarian Crisis Simulation
- Minnesota-based Global Health Course
- India: Global Health, Globalization & Leadership Course
- University of Chiang Mai, Thailand, Department of Family Medicine
Presentations
Discover upcoming presentations related to global health on our News and Events page. View the following previously recorded presentations:
- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health past Grand Rounds recorded presentations (e.g. South Africa, Kenya)
- Global Medicine Lecture Series
Partnerships
Clinical and non-clinical elective experiences are developed in partnership with:
Associations
Contact us
Contact us to obtain more information, receive international elective support and evaluation, or develop new international experiences