Child Family Health International (CFHI): Global Health in India
- Location(s): New Delhi / Delhi, India
- Program Type(s): Study Abroad
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New Delhi, India is the second most populous city in the world, featuring dazzling sites and stunning historical and architectural landmarks. Determinants of health in India include poverty, malnutrition and inadequate public healthcare. Despite t... read more
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I learned how to be a more ethical and inclusive medical student. What I learned and experienced in India is something I know I would never have been able to experience otherwise. This has without a doubt been one of the most formative experiences of my education thus far. Megan R - Clemson University View Entire Review
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New Delhi, India is the second most populous city in the world, featuring dazzling sites and stunning historical and architectural landmarks. Determinants of health in India include poverty, malnutrition and inadequate public healthcare. Despite these challenges, India offers a myriad of innovations in public health education and delivery.
During this program, learn from various NGO’s, CBO’s and public sector agencies working to improve public health outcomes. Understand the lingering impacts of India’s caste system and realities of implementing public health initiatives within a highly diverse population. Key program themes include sanitation and hygiene, social services safety net, health education and harm reduction for HIV/AIDS, programs for marginalized populations and determinants of health, among others. Interested students can also request to focus their time in Delhi on Palliative Care or Ophthalmology.
Become immersed in Indian culture while living in an apartment in residential south Delhi. Frequent museums, restaurants, and shops and visit World Heritage sites like the Qutub Minar and Humayun’s Tomb. Participants may also choose to organize weekend trips to the spectacular Taj Mahal and Agra Fort, Amritsar and Rishikesh.
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Child Family Health International (CFHI) Scholarships
Child Family Health International is pleased to offer partial scholarships for select 2015 and 2016 program dates. Since 2007, we have provided CFHI Global Health Scholars with more than $100,000 in scholarship funding. CFHI is committed to working globally and addressing inequities. In line with this global lens, it is our policy to actively seek a diverse pool of candidates from a variety of backgrounds who are committed to the mission and vision of CFHI.
$500-$1000
Deadlines:
For those wanting to participate in a CFHI Global Health Education program from August-December, the application submission deadline is June 17. Scholarship recipients will be notified by July 17.
For participants aiming to go on a program between January-April, the application submission deadline is November 12. Scholarship recipients will be notified by December 10.
Guidelines/Requirements:
CFHI is committed to working globally and addressing inequities. In line with this global lens, it is the policy of CFHI to actively seek a diverse pool of candidates from a variety of backgrounds who are committed to the mission and vision of CFHI. Scholarships will be given to students who demonstrate a commitment to their communities as well as financial need and an interest in exchanging ideas and sharing experiences with people in Bolivia, Ecuador, India, Mexico and South Africa. Priority will be given to people of ethnicities under-represented in CFHI programs, as well as those who have had limited opportunity to travel abroad. All interested in attending a CFHI program during the specified program months/year and who are financially able to pay the remaining program fees along with their own airfare are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to those who apply for scholarship consideration as well as submit an application to a CFHI program online. Scholarship applicants wishing to attend any CFHI program in Latin America (Mexico, Bolivia, Ecuador) must meet the language eligibility requirements listed for that program.
Recipients of CFHI scholarships will be required to pay their own airfare, the balance of their CFHI program fees, and any personal expenses as outlined on the program description pages. Recipients must keep a clinical and cultural immersion journal to be used as part of their scholarship report submitted at the end of their program. They must take photographs while abroad that may be used on the CFHI website and in CFHI publications and materials.
Recipients may also be required to write an article about their experience for CFHI newsletters or other publications. They must also be willing to report their perspective on diversity in the host country with particular focus in medical and social contexts. CFHI will ask recipients to act as Campus Representatives or Alumni Ambassadors for prospective CFHI participants, and may be asked to attend study abroad fairs in their local area.
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