By Victoria Sevilla Victoria Sevilla was a Virtual Global Health Practicum Intern for CFHI Philippines in February 2022. She was […]
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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 […]
Read moreThe LGBTQ+ Population in Uganda
Homosexuality is illegal in Uganda, but homosexuality is also illegal in 69 other countries worldwide, and the practice of labeling […]
Read moreWhy 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 […]
Read moreCFHI 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 […]
Read moreA BRIEF REFLECTION: CUGH 2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The definition of Global Health as a field can be traced to the 2009 Lancet article that reflects a consensus […]
Read moreService Learning and the Strive for Social Justice
by Robin Young Associate Program Director, Africa and Asia As a nonprofit organization offering international health programs to students, is […]
Read moreRefugees 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 […]
Read moreThe Joys of Motherhood: Sharing CFHI’s Impacts with my Children
Mother’s Day post by Jessica Evert, MD, CFHI Executive Director It’s been said that “having kids- the responsibility of rearing good, […]
Read moreCFHI Convenes Pre-health Advisors for Workshop on Global Health Best Practices
The workshop coincided with the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP) Annual Conference, held this year in San Francisco. Advisors were eager to discuss strategies for guiding students towards reputable programs and avoiding companies and experiences where students are encouraged to “do too much, too soon.” Case studies were presented, based on actual incidents from the field. Some were particularly alarming: undergraduates delivering babies, students conducting hospital rounds unsupervised, even instances of students scrubbing in for surgery!
Read moreTruth in the Spoof: Medical Voluntourism in The Onion
Truth in the Spoof: An expose of voluntourism in The Onion. By: Aditi Joshi, MD Newsflash! This week’s headlines report a […]
Read moreCFHI Commended in Chronicle for Higher Education Article
Over the past decade, the number of American students in health fields going abroad has nearly tripled, with many opting for programs that take them out of the classroom and into clinics and hospitals. But as participation has increased, so, too, have educators’ concerns.
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