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October 31, 2024 Cultural Humility, Ethics, Human Rights

Leadership Lens: Measuring Learning Outcomes on CFHI Programs

With highly consequential elections in the US only weeks away, we have an opportunity to reflect on the ways that […]

May 27, 2024 Cultural Humility, Ethics, Global Health Education, Public Health, Student Spotlight, study abroad, Volunteering internationally

Exploring Global Health in Cape Town: Insights from Anuoluwapo Adepegba

Meet Anuoluwapo Adepegba who recently participated in CFHI’s Cape Town program. She shares, “In March 2024, the Child Family Health […]

February 19, 2024 CFHI Model, Cultural Humility, Ethics, Global Health, Global Health Education, Public Health, Student Spotlight, Uncategorized

Virtual Practicums: Following Best Practices to Prevent Neocolonial Voluntourism

By Victoria Sevilla Victoria Sevilla was a Virtual Global Health Practicum Intern for CFHI Philippines in February 2022. She was […]

October 18, 2018 Cultural Humility, Ethics, Global Health, Global Health Education, Local Experts

Partera Influence on Health and Culture in Mexico | A Personal Story

This piece was written and contributed by CFHI participant Carmen Simmons, who was a Medical Student at Meharry Medical College […]

July 25, 2018 CFHI Model, Cultural Humility, Ethics, Global Health, Global Health Education, Global Health Elective, Human Rights, LGBT, Public Health, study abroad

The LGBTQ+ Population in Uganda

Homosexuality is illegal in Uganda, but homosexuality is also illegal in 69 other countries worldwide, and the practice of labeling […]

July 6, 2018 CFHI Model, Cultural Humility, Ethics, Global Health, Global Health Education, medical electives, Public Health, Rotations, Student Spotlight, Volunteering internationally

Why Global Health Ethics Matter: A Personal Story

In the summer between my sophomore and junior year of college (undergraduate), I participated in a medical volunteering program for […]

March 29, 2018 CFHI Model, Cultural Humility, Ethics, Global Health, Global Health Education, study abroad, Volunteering internationally

CFHI at the Forefront of Ethical Standards in Global Health Education

As global health programs increase in popularity among students based in the Global North, an important conversation around “voluntourism” and […]

June 26, 2017 Cultural Humility

Global Health Reflections with CFHI Alum Meghan Brombach

One of the best ways to get to know CFHI is through the experiences of the students who attend our […]

June 21, 2017 Cultural Humility

A CFHI Reflection for World Refugee Day

CFHI is honored to receive interns from around the world at our offices in San Francisco. This summer we have […]

October 14, 2016 Cultural Humility, Ethics

Refugees and the Desire for Education

by Caity Jackson Director of European Engagement Unusually hot weather welcomed me to the town where The Beatles famously made […]

June 9, 2014 CFHI Model, Cultural Humility, Global Health Education, Local Experts, study abroad, Volunteering internationally

Travel vs. Transformation: Career Impacts

A recent study found those who engage in multicultural and international environments are more likely to be offered jobs. Yet it is the quality of experiences and personal engagement, not traveling itself, that build skills that are attractive to employers.

May 15, 2014 CFHI Model, Cultural Humility, Global Health Education, study abroad, Volunteering internationally

Internationalizing Medical Education: Shaping Healthcare Providers for Global Health

Fast forward to 2014. Global health has become a buzzword, conjuring up images of Bill and Melinda Gates projects and Partners in Health initiatives. Once a field that rallied for press, global health is receiving increasing limelight. Global health teaching in undergrad and medical curricula is also increasing and the 2013 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, states study abroad by U.S. based students is steadily increasing and is at an all time high.