Global Family Medicine

 

Global 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.

For the health and safety of all travelers, University Travel Policy requires all faculty, staff, and residents traveling abroad for University purposes to register their travel. 
 

Past focus areas have included one or more of the following:

  • Addiction medicine
  • Community health
  • Health systems
  • Human rights
  • Infectious disease
  • Medical Spanish
  • Policy
  • Refugee health
  • Palliative care

Examples of resident rotation options:

  • Ecuador
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • South Africa
  • Thailand

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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 to obtain more information.