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Learn about global health issues in one of Child Family Health International's (CFHI) Global Health Experiential Learning Programs in early fall 2024. CFHI focuses on reciprocal partnerships and empowerment in local communities and helps transform perspectives about self, healing and global citizenship. Engage with physicians and medical professionals in India or learn about healthcare delivery in rural Bolivia. Students will be able to choose from both in-person or virtual programs. Visit the CFHI website for more information. Students can also reach out to Professor Morgan Heinz to learn more about the programs offered by CFHI.
Check out the recorded information session to the right to learn more about CFHI!
Please note that you will only be able to earn UW credit if you enroll in and successfully complete the accompanying 1-credit TBIOMD 490 class in Spring 2024.
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Spring 2024 | TBIOMD 490 class (1 credit). |
Early Fall 2024 | TBIOMD 491- Participation in the CFHI: Global Health Experiential Learning Program (2 credits). |
Application
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Applications are due March 15, 2024.
Eligibility
Undergraduate and graduate students in "good academic standing" (2.0 or above) from any UW campus may apply. UW students are eligible to receive academic credit for participation in the program only if they enroll in and successfully complete the accompanying TBIOMD 490 class in the spring taught by UW Tacoma professor Leighann Chaffee.
Dates
August 17 - September 7, 2024
Note: Dates do not include travel time to and from destination.