AMA (MSS) International Health Database

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The information on this page was compiled by the MSS International Health Policy Committee. Please note that the AMA does not endorse nor partner with any of these groups or organizations. Individuals interested in pursuing an opportunity abroad should contact these groups directly. If you have information that you would like included on this site, please email the MSS at mss@ama-assn.org
Funding
Organizations that Offer Medical Electives
Organizations and Foundations Committed to International Health
University Sites with International Opportunities
International Mission Trips
Specific Countries with International Opportunities
Residencies with International Opportunities
Travel Information Resources from the International Health Medical Education Consortium (IHMEC)
Educational Programs and Courses in International Health
Additional information
Funding
AMSA - International Health: Funding your Trip
University of Arizona: Financial Support for International Health Opportunities
Baylor College of Medicine: Funding Sources
Organizations that Offer Medical Electives
American Jewish World Service
American Medical Student Association
American Refugee Committee International
Amigos de Las Americas
AMWA International Electives
Cacha Medical Spanish Institute
CAPE Cares – Central American Relief Efforts
Child Family Health International
Clinical Misional
Doctors of the world
Doctors without Borders
Esperanca
Face to Face
Feed the Children
Foundation for Sustainable Development
Global Health Council
Global Medicine Network database, Massachusetts Medical Society
Global Medicine Network
Global Outreach International
Global Volunteer Network
Health Volunteers Overseas
IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Students Association)
International Alliance in Service and Education
International Health Medical Education Consortium (IHMEC)
International Health Volunteers Organization (IHVO)
International Medicine Programs
International Mission Board
Interplast
Lalmba
M.E.D.I.C.O.
Mercy Ships
Mexican Medical, Inc.
Minnesota International Health Volunteers
Network Community Partnerships for Health through Innovative Research, Education and Service
Northwest Medical Teams International, Inc.
Office of Global Health
Operation Rainbow
Operation Smile
Peacework Medical Projects
Physicians for Global Survival Canada
Physicians for Peace
Project Concern International
Project Hope
ProWorld Service Corps (internships in Peru and Belize)
Seva Foundation
SNMA (Student National Medical Association) International Electives – Create Your Own
Student Doctor Network of International Electives
Surgical Eye Expeditions International (SEE International) Taking It Global – Inspire, Inform, Involve
The Centre for International Health
The Medic's Guide to Work and Electives Around the World
Unite for Sight
World Concern
Organizations and Foundations Committed to International Health
African Medical & Research Foundation (AMREF)
Aga Khan Foundation
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Carter Center
Family Health International
Ford Foundation
Gates Foundation
John E. Forgerty International Center
MacArthur (The John D. and Catherine T.) Foundation
OneWorld
Pan American Health Organization- WHO Branch in the Americas
Physicians for Human Rights
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Relief Web
UN Development Fund for Women
UN Development Programme
UN Food & Agriculture Organization
UN Population Fund
UN Volunteers for Peace & Development
UNAIDS
UNICEF
World Bank
World Health Organization
Rockefeller Foundation
University Sites with International Opportunities
Academic Medical Center at the Universitieit van Amsterdam
Boston University
Boston University School of Medicine
Columbia University
Columbia University International electives
Dartmouth
George Washington University Medical Center
Medical College of Georgia
Michigan State University
New York University
Northwestern University
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine International Medical Education
St. Joseph Regional International Health Track
SUNY Database of International Electives
UCSD Medical School electives
University for the Study of Human Goodness
University of Alabama School of Medicine
University of Alberta International Health
University of California-LosAngeles
University of California-SanFransico
University of Florida
University of London – King's College London
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts Library
University of Minnesota-Minneapolis
University of Missouri-Columbia
University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of North Carolina
University of Tennessee-Memphis
Virginia Commonwealth University
Washington University
Wayne State University School of Medicine
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
International Mission Trips
Africa Inland Mission
Baptist Mid Missions
Christian Medical and Dental Association- Global Health Outreach
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fellow Associates of Medical Evangelism
General Baptists International
General Board of Global Ministries
Indian Evangelical Mission
Maryknoll Mission Association of the Faithful
Mercy Ships
North American Baptist Conference
Reformed Church of America
Missions for Medical Students/Mission Finder
Specific Countries with International Opportunities
Australia
South Africa
Swaziland Elective
Kenya and Nepal
Residencies with International Opportunities
Baylor College of Medicine Family Practice
Brown University Emergency Medicine
Brown University Internal Medicine
Case Western Reserve University Family Medicine
Case Western Reserve University Pediatrics
Duke University Internal Medicine
Global Medicine Network for Residents
Indiana University Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins Emergency Medicine
LAC and UAC Emergency Medicine
Loma Linda University Emergency Medicine
Loma Linda University Plastic Surgery
Medical College of Georgia Emergency Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin Family Medicine
Tulane University Internal Medicine
University of Hawaii Family Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago Emergency Medicine
University of Massachusetts Family Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center Family Medicine
Yale Internal Medicine
Travel Information Resources from International Health Medical Education Consortium (IHMEC)
US State Department Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets provides country-by-country information relevant to health, safety, visa and entry requirements (this is especially important since travelers may be unable to board planes if they don't have the necessary visa), medical facilities, consular contact information, drug penalties, etc.
US Agency for International Development provides foreign assistance and humanitarian aid. Listed site provides a wealth of information about population, health and nutrition.
Centers for Disease Control Travel Information — Sections include: Reference Material (a wealth of information about diseases, locations, specific precautions); Disease Outbreaks; Additional Information; Geographic Health Recommendations.
CIA Publications and Factbooks includes among its sections: World Factbook [provides a wealth of information on virtually all countries]; Handbook of International Economic Statistics; CIA Maps and Publications Released to the Public.
Global Medicine Network provides a free means for establishing contacts among individuals and organizations working in IH and global medicine. Cooperative relationships are promoted in areas such as humanitarian service, medicine and supply donation, research, health education and visitor exchange. A primary goal of this website is to provide the mechanism by which members can personally contribute to the improvement of health conditions in underserved areas of the world.
Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources at the Univ. of Iowa has a comprehensive list of the best health-related sites, organized by disease or system category. There is no specific category for IH or for tropical medical and related conditions.
Heathlink Worldwide (formerly AHRTAG) is an organization committed to improving the health of the poor by strengthening the provision, use, and impact of information. It connects developing country partners in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
Healthy Cities describes the Healthy Cities project, now well established in the US and gaining links overseas. This project seeks a comprehensive approach to the development and maintenance of healthy urban life.
Hesperian Foundation publishes low cost, practical books for use in all aspects of IH practice at the community level.
International Health and Traveler's Medicine [Medical College of Wisconsin/Milwaukee]
Library of Congress Country Studies Detailed information on many of the countries of the world prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. The site has an impressive search engine that can search across the data base for any combination of words, ranks the hits in order of closeness to your search terms, and then provide links to the desired text.
MedAct is the British chapter of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War but their activities go well beyond that focus. They provide a variety of teaching-learning materials, including a Global Health Curriculum for use in health professional schools.
Medicine & Global Survival Journal is a publication of the British Medical Journal group and features articles on war and peace issues.
Population Reference Bureau provides a wealth of information about U.S. and international population trends, and links to numerous population-related websites.
Research funding opportunities are listed by the Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Researcher Information Service, with links to resource institutions, and includes a search engine for resources by persons based at participating institutions.
Supercourse in Epidemiology, the Internet and Global Health (at U of Pittsburgh) — This course has over 1600 lectures on online by more than 1000 faculty, grouped into various categories; a rich source of materials and ideas.
Teaching Aids at Low Cost (TALC) lists & distributes many health-related teaching aids that are provided in low cost format and often multiple languages for use by health care providers and patients in developing countries. They have introduced a CDROM project with extensive information for health workers in developing countries.
Telephone information — Worldwide telephone directories, access codes, numbers (including a searchable database of telephone numbers), consulates and voltage rates.
Visa requirement information
Weather provides national and international weather forecasts plus lots of more detailed weather-related information.
Yahoo provides an annotated hyperlinked list of many international health organizations that can be obtained using the search term "international health relief and development."
Educational Programs and Courses in International Health
International Health Medical Education Consortium
Additional Information
AMA Resident and Fellow Section is committed to providing its members withinformation about exciting opportunities for expanding their medical experience, including foreign residency rotations overseas.
AMA Senior Physicians Section has compiled information on overseas physician volunteer opportunities.