Global Family Medicine
Residents in our 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. We encourage non-clinical experiences that align with the Brocher Declaration.
Planning an international rotation takes time, so we recommend you start early. Residents should allow 12 months for pre-departure preparation. Trainees qualify for business expense allowance fund reimbursement ($1,000 per year) which may be used to fund airline travel and international lodging.
Other elective options with entities with established connections can be considered.
Opportunities, Partnerships, Associations, Contacts
Opportunities
- 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 in a Local Context
- Minnesota-based Global Health Course
- India: Global Health, Globalization & Leadership Course
- SVYM (Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement) in Karnataka, India
- University of Capetown Family Medicine and Emergency Care
- University of Chiang Mai, Thailand, Department of Family Medicine
- University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
- Ecuador: Social, Environmental, and Cultural Determinants of Health
Partnerships
Clinical and non-clinical elective experiences are developed in partnership with:
Further Learning
Readings
Ethics and Best Practice Guidelines for Training Experiences in Global Health
John A. Crump,* and Jeremy Sugarman,* and the Working Group on Ethics Guidelines for Global Health Training (WEIGHT)
Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 83(6), 2010, pp. 1178–1182 doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0527
How the Social Contract Can Frame International Electives
Shailendra Prasad, MBBS, MPH, Fatima Alwan, MS, Jessica Evert, MD, Tricia Todd, MPH, and Fred Lenhoff, MA
September 2019
Videos
Watch "From Global Health to Globalism - Evaluating Approaches to Global Engagement" presented by Drs. Esther Johnston and Shailey Prasad on November 12, 2025.
Contact Us
Contact us to obtain more information.