U of A International Health Elective Database

The elective information found in the database has been collected from various sources, including those listed below. Because of the size of the database, we cannot insure that the contact names and addresses found within it are current.

• The Newcastle Elective Database (International Health Action Group at Virginia Commonwealth University)
  
  
• Medical Electives in Developing Countries (Third World Interest Group)
  
  
• The American Medical Students' Association International Electives Database
  
  
• Duke University International Electives and Medical Missions
  
  
• International Programs and Funding (a guide published by Brown University)
  
  
• Tulane University International Electives

International Medical Schools

• The WHO directory of international medical schools

Organizations Providing International Health Opportunities

• International Health Youth Internship Program (Funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA))
  
  
• MediCiti
  
  
• Child Family Health International
  
  
• Cross-Cultural Solutions (International Volunteer Work Programs)
  
  
• Global Volunteers, Partners in Development
  
  
• Rainforest Health (Amazon Rainforest)
  
  
• Operation Crossroads Africa: Healthcare Opps. & Progs. In Africa
  
  
• Project Hope
  
  
• Border Medicine at the Texas-Mexico Border (South Texas Environmental Education and Research)
  
  
• Medwin Teaching Hospital, India
  
  
• Medical Cooperation With Cuba
  
  
• The Christian Medical and Dental Society
  
  
• University of Boston International Emergency Medicine Rotations Database
  
  
• International Medical Volunteers Association

Opportunities Available Only to Post-Graduate Students and Practicing Health Professionals

• General
  
  
  • Post-Doctoral Positions With the CDC; also available from the American Medical Students' Association Website
    
    
  • Doctors of the World (For Physicians, Nurses and Logisticians)
    
    
  • Medecins Sans Frontieres
    
    
  • Operation Smile
  
  
• International Emergency Medicine
  
  
  • Am. Council for Voluntary International Action
    Am. Council for Voluntary International Action is a consortium of 150+ non-profit organizations working worldwide in the health, educational, development and other related fields, and is a source of jobs and volunteer resources. The site includes hotlinks to all of its members.
    
    
  • Am. Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
    Am. Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene provides listings of overseas opportunities and much other information. The Am. J. of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene provides an extensive listing of overseas opportunities at approximately three-year intervals.
    
    
  • Canadian Network for International Surgery
    Canadian Network for International Surgery promotes the delivery of essential surgical care to the underprivileged. As an educational and research agency, it conducts workshops in essential surgical skills and programs in injury prevention in African countries.
    
    
  • Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief
    Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief directs and provides emergency relief and support in a wide variety of areas.
    
    
  • Doctors Without Borders USA
    Doctors Without Borders USA is the famous French-originated organization that sends fully qualified health professionals into some of the most challenging parts of the world.
    
    
  • FUNEDESIN (Foundation for Integrated Education and Development)
    FUNEDESIN (Foundation for Integrated Education and Development) Clinical Rotation Program provides clinical experiences in the Amazon Region of Ecuador. It is open to all levels of students and health professionals in the fields of Medicine and Nursing. Further information can be found on the website. The application pack can be requested by e-mailing: clinic@funedesin.org
    
    
  • International Alliance in Service and Education (IASE)
    International Alliance in Service and Education (IASE) offers a Service Learning Program in Tetecala, Mexico (a rural village in the state of Morelos). The program is open to students in health related majors at the undergraduate and graduate level, and offers health and education services to the underserved population of Tetecala and its surrounding hamlets.
    
    
  • International Emergency Medicine Rotations Database
    International Emergency Medicine Rotations Database, operated by the Boston University School of Medicine, this site provides information about rotations in emergency medicine in all regions of the world.
    
    
  • International Healthcare Opportunities Clearinghouse
    International Healthcare Opportunities Clearinghouse provides listings of organizations with internet links, of on-line resources, courses, and books on IH, and information about how to get funding. It has a search engine that can locate organizations according to diverse search criteria and provides links to home pages of organizations where available.
    
    
  • International Health Medical Education Consortium [IHMEC]
    International Health Medical Education Consortium [IHMEC] provides information about courses, curricula, annotated websites, foreign language study courses, and other materials useful for faculty and students interested in international health. Go to the Resources section of the IHMEC homepage.
    
    
  • International Medical Corps
    International Medical Corps is a private, nonsectarian, nonpolitical, humanitarian relief organization established in 1984 by volunteer US physicians and nurses. The home page lists IMC’s programs and job openings for doctors, nurses and other health professionals.