Featured Opportunities

For over 30 years, CFHI’s work and award-winning programs have centered around offering safe, ethical, and sustainable global health education opportunities to trainees and academic partners. Program participants are embedded in existing health settings under appropriate supervision to learn about determinants of health, Burden of Disease, build deep cultural learning, and form lasting relationships. CFHI’s leadership model offers an alternative to problematic models that center leadership, finances, and decision-making power within High-Income Countries. Our Central Leadership Team and Global Team are located globally and are recruited for their outstanding leadership and expertise in their fields. Our work is rooted in best practices, Fair Trade Learning Principles, Asset Based approaches, and appropriate legal and regulatory frameworks.

CFHI programs are inter-professional and available for undergraduate, graduate, professional and post-graduate students.  Clinical and public health education is tailored to participants based on their educational level, language skills, and professional objectives. Participants must be 19 years of age or older. Our programs are educational and interdisciplinary, meaning we encourage students from different majors, levels of education, fields, and areas of expertise to work together while learning from CFHI’s Global Team and host communities.  CFHI programs are professionally enriching, ethically and legally appropriate for level of training, and developed to prioritize the safety, health, and well-being of all involved. CFHI participants include medical students, residents, public health students, nursing students, social science majors, social work students, pre-health students, dental students, allied health students, and more. Participants join CFHI programs as individuals or as part of an academic partnership with their institution.

CFHI welcomes participants of all nationalities. Due to frequently changing regulations, we strongly recommend consulting with your home institution, your embassy/consulate, as well as third parties such as the American Civil Liberties Union, if you are traveling without a passport or with a green card. If you believe you may be affected by travel bans or other regulations, or have questions about how your nationality or legal status may affect your ability to participate in a CFHI program, Please contact us: students@cfhi.org. CFHI’s wide portfolio of virtual internships, practicums, electives, and self-paced courses are also a great option.

CFHI was established 1992 and is considered the gold standard in the field of global health experiential education. Known for our approach that focuses on ethical best practices, Asset Based Community Development, and Fair Trade Learning practices, CFHI partners and collaborates with individuals and over 70 US based universities and academic institutions to offer quality programming for learners. We prioritize quality learning experiences led by global health experts in 10 countries and online, supporting the health, safety, and wellbeing of our learners, global team, and host communities. CFHI is also an official partner of AMSA (American Medical Student Association), has been recognized year over year as a Top Rated nonprofit by GreatNonprofits, and is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, and is proud to be part of a small number of nonprofits serving in Special Consultative Status with the ECOSOC of the United Nations. As a UN-recognized nonprofit, CFHI programs uphold the highest ethical standards with over 60% of student fees reinvested in underserved communities.

To participate in a CFHI Global Health Education Program:

– Use the filters to help you select the CFHI program that interests you
– Choose from a variety of available start dates or contact CFHI at students@cfhi.org to request an alternate start date
– Fill out a quick application including short answer questions and 1 reference
– Set-up your crowdfunding page to raise funds for your program fees
– Check out our Scholarships page for support to fund your program

To participate in a CFHI Global Health Education Program:

– Use the filters to help you select the CFHI program that interests you
– Choose from a variety of available start dates or contact CFHI at students@cfhi.org to request an alternate start date
– Fill out a quick application including short answer questions and 1 reference
– Set-up your crowdfunding page to raise funds for your program fees
– Check out our Scholarships page for support to fund your program