The Global Health Program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine consists of several aspects for our medical students. 

Global Health Externship - is a course designed to prepared first and second year medical students to spend vacation time abroad.  The class time (MED 891C) is usually held for 4 weeks during the Spring semester.  It is followed by field experience for 2 weeks or more.  Details can be found at GHExternship

Global Health: Clinical and Community Care - is an intensive 3 week course that cover much more datail for the clinical students planning field experience in a developing country.  This course is open to medical students in years 3 and 4 in North American (LCME-certified) schools and primary care residents, public health students and other health care clinicians. Full details can be found at Global Health description.

Planning for your Global Health clinicial experience abroad - we have tried to pull together as many resources as we could to help you plan and make contacts for your field experience. Check out our Planning lists.