Additional Opportunities for Medical Students
M1 Summer Experiences
Medical students who have completed their M1 year and are in good academic standing are encouraged to seek out meaningful experiences during the following summer. The Office of Global Health, in collaboration with other SMPH departments and UW Schools, offer these M1 summer opportunities:
Faculty led field experiences
We partner with UW International Academic Programs to offer faculty-led interdisciplinary field courses in Thailand, Ecuador, and India. We also offer a faculty-led service-learning experience in Guatemala.
M1 Summer Independent Research
Both the Shapiro Summer Research Program and the Summer Research & Clinical Assistantship Program (SRCA) offer international opportunities. Learn more>>
Pictured is student Kalifa Wright presenting her research on Evaluating Peer Education and Community Engagement Models for Delivering Health Information to Youth in Kampala, Uganda at Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)
Phase 3 International Electives
This 1-8 week elective at a clinical site outside of the U.S. is open to Phase 3 medical students in good academic standing. These enriching experiences are available to students who have completed their clinical clerkships in primary care, medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics/gynecology.
Students generally provide primary or specialty care in communities, outpatient clinics and/or hospitals settings. They can also work in public health, prevention and health education.
Students are placed based on their interest and language capability as well as the availability of supervised sites.