Undergraduate Courses in Global Health In collaboration with Chris Willott of IHMEC and Bryony Whipp of globalhealtheducation.org you can find undergraduate courses in global health here.

Student MSF Societies
Read this article to find out how you can get involved with Médecins Sans Frontières as an undergraduate student.

Medsin UK's Global Health Project We also link to Medsin UK's Global Health Project, which is essential reading for health students who want more global health education at their university.

Medact's Global Health Curriculum Medact have worked hard to promote the inclusion of international health in the medical curriculum. They have produced a curriculum to guide universities in establishing new courses for undergraduates. 

Education Features

In the latest education features, Gaz Lewis talks us through the foundation years shedding some light on their relevance to a career in global health in our postgraduate feature article.

Tim Killeen shares his experience of an undergraduate Erasmus exchange in Europe in our undergraduate feature

Electives

Due to popular demand, we have included this section in the site for students who are planning their elective. The resource below, produced by IHMEC, is a very good start for learning more about international health issues before you set off. This will help you understand more about the context of the medical problems you will witness and perhaps help you avoid 'culture shock.'

The Elective Pack:
a medical student's guide to international health and development This pack, published by UCL's International Health and Medical Education Centre aims to give students the lowdown on essential topics in global health. It includes topics on infectious diseases, conflict and health, access to essential medicines as well as practical advice on planning elective work overseas.

Further links

www.medicstravel.org Comprehensive site with addresses of hospitals across the world and advice for planning work and electives abroad.

UK Foreign Office website which has advice and current travel recommendations for all the countries of the world.

Ethical Electives? 'Rethinking your elective' Is the medical student elective of benefit to the hosts? Read a recent article in the Student BMJ, by Jaime Miranda and Sarah Finer about planning ethical and useful electives.

Links See our links page for a list of universities and organisations for health students.