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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 […]

March 20, 2018 Academic Partnerships, CFHI Model, Ethics, Global Health

A 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 […]

October 14, 2016 Ethics

Service 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 […]

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 […]

April 27, 2016 Ethics, Global Health

The 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, […]

July 9, 2014 Ethics, Global Health, Global Health Education, study abroad, Volunteering internationally

CFHI 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!

February 28, 2014 CFHI Model, Cultural Humility, Ethics, Global Health, Volunteering internationally

Truth 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 […]

November 21, 2013 CFHI Model, Ethics, Global Health Education, study abroad

CFHI 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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