International Health Programs and Initiatives
Africa
ACT-NOW!
David Katzenstein, MD; Associate Professor of Medicine - Infectious Diseases
Locations: South Africa, Zimbabwe, India, Thailand, Israel, Uganda, Spain, Portugal, China
Participation: undergraduates
Dr. Katzenstein is one of the principle investigators, working in the United States and in Africa for over ten years in collaboration with Stanford University and the University of Zimbabwe, who is researching affordable treatment for HIV/AIDs in Africa.
Stanford Overseas Seminar - Issues of Development in Northern Tanzania
Robert Siegel, MD, PhD; Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Disease
Location: Tanzania
Time: Sept 1, 2006 – Sept 21, 2006
Participation: sophomores, juniors, seniors, and co-term students
This seminar will explore the economic and cultural issues affecting development in the Arusha region of northern Tanzania. A segment of the course will focus on infectious diseases and intervening in the transmission of HIV. The deadline for application is February 15.
Child Family Health International (CFHI)
Evaleen Jones, MD, MPH; Founder and Medical Director, CFHI;
Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford Family and Community Medicine
Location: Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Mexico, Nicaragua, South Africa
Times: summer, fall, winter, spring
Participation: undergraduates, medical students, residents, and health professionals
Child Family Health International’s (CFHI) Global Health Service-Learning Programs combine instruction, experience, service, and reflection to create a model that supports physicians and clinical sites abroad, addresses the healthcare needs of the underserved, and adds an unforgettable experiential element to each program participant’s education.
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.
International Alliance in Service & Education (IASE) Clerkships
Christine Gabaldi, Ed.D; Founder and President, IASE;
Lecturer, Center for Education in Family and Community Medicine
Location: South Africa and Mexico
Times: January-May, Mid-July-November
Participation: medical students
Both clerkships focus on health and education in the area of primary care, public health, community-based research projects, mental and chronic disease management, nutrition, tropical and infectious diseases, and topics and services that are relevant and identified by the local community.
International Clerkship in Family and Community Medicine
Sam Le Baron , MD, PhD; Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Location: Mexico, South Africa, India, China, and Tibet
Times: Periods 1-12 available, full-time for 4-8 weeks
Participation: medical students, open to visitors
This clerkship includes clinical, academic, and experiential components. The clinical component provides students an opportunity to interact with physicians, community leaders, health care workers, and patients in international settings. Students will spend some time in one or more primary care clinics under the supervision of a medical preceptor, developing and practicing clinical skills, conducting health screening, and patient interviews. Participants are also encouraged to gain knowledge of local institutions, including medical schools, health departments, and local community governments. In some sites students will have an opportunity to learn to effectively communicate health care issues in an appropriate manner in the local language. The clerkships in Mexico and South Africa are cosponsored in partnership with International Alliance in Service and Education (IASE). The clerkships in India, China and Tibet are cosponsored in partnership with Volunteers in Asia (VIA) and organizations in the respective country.
Mount Sinai International Exchange Program for Minority Students
Location: Argentina, Chile, Spain, Brazil, Mexico or South Africa
Time: summer
This internship available through the Mount Sinai School of Medicine offers recent minority graduates and current undergraduate or graduate minority students the opportunity to do community-based research under the guidance of a prominent international scientist. They offer a stipend from $1200 to $1900 per month. The deadline for application is February 15.
Students for International Change (SIC) Tanzania
Laura Hyde, Claire Nordeen, and Simran Bindra - Stanford coordinators
Location: Tanzania
Time: spring, summer, fall
Participation: undergraduates, graduates, medical students, doctors.
SIC is a non-governmental organization (NGO) committed to limiting the impact of HIV/AIDS in northern Tanzania and to providing high-quality service-learning opportunities for future leaders in international health. Volunteers teach classes about HIV prevention in schools and communities around the town of Arusha. They also offer a free, mobile HIV testing and counseling service and provide home-based care and support to AIDS patients and their families.
Unite for Sight
Jennifer Staple, Founder, President, CEO, Unite for Sight; Stanford Medical Student
Peter Egbert, MD; Professor of Opthalmology, Stanford School of Medicine; Unite For Sight Medical Advisory Board Member
Location: Ghana, India, Thailand, and Stanford
Time: spring, summer, fall, winter
Participation: undergraduates, medical students, residents, and health professionals
Unite For Sight is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers communities worldwide to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness. Volunteer Teams work with partner eye clinics in developing countries to provide eye care and eye health education programs. Additionally, vision screening and education programs are implemented worldwide by volunteers working in ninety chapters established at universities and in communities. The Stanford Chapter of Unite for Sight provides screenings and education programs in the Bay Area and also supports its students engaging in both service-learning and research abroad.
