School of Medicine and Public Health, Office of Global Health
- Preceptor evaluation form : (FOR 937 International Clinical Elective ONLY)
- International Program Information & Approval Packet (Word)
- International Program Information & Approval Packet (PDF-preferred)
- This packet is for
- Phase 3 medical students participating in an international elective
- students taking part in a Certificate independent field experience or any other Office of Global Health-approved independent study projects
- students taking part in Guatemala Study Service program, Belize programs, or other faculty-led health sciences travel groups not administered through the campus Study Abroad office (UW International Academic Programs)
- for students taking part in a Shapiro or SSRCA research experience
- Please contact Betsy Teigland, Programs Coordinator at teigland@wisc.edu if you have any questions about if this packet applies to you or packet content/requirements.
- This packet is for
- What preparation course do I need prior to international travel?
UW-Madison
- Funding Your Experience
- Students are ALWAYS encouraged to check the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub (WiSH) for possible opportunities
- Ebling Library Global Health Portal
- Global Health Institute (GHI)
- International Academic Programs (Study Abroad Office)
- International Safety and Security Office
- Students applying for global field experiences and international clerkships should NOT use the Travel Waiver Request used in ISSO.
- Please use the Travel Waiver information found in the:
- Master of Public Health (MPH) Program
- MD Path of Distinction (PoD) in Public Health
- MD Training in Urban Medicine and Public Health (TRIUMPH) Program
- MD Wisconsin Academy in Rural Medicine (WARM) Program
- Population Health Institute (PHI)
Best Practices
- Culture Shock and Communication
- Guidelines for Donations
- Unite for Sight Photo Guidelines
- Personal Safety and Security Abroad (for faculty/staff)
- Guide for Mobile Device Usage Overseas
International Travel
- CDC Health Information for International Travel (Yellow Book)
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- HEALTHmap Global Disease Alert Map
- International Travel Safety Information for Students
- Travel Doctor Site
- US State Department (Travel Advisories)
- World Health Organization
Global Health Organizations and Information
- American Academy of Pediatrics Global
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- CDC Traveler’s Health and CDC Yellow Book
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Clinton Foundation
- Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)
- EthnoMed: Integrating cultural information into clinical practice
- Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Global Burden of Disease Study
- Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Global Health Council
- Global Health Institute of the UW-Madison
- Hesperian Health Guides
- Inclen Trust International
- International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations
- International Society of Travel Medicine
- Lancet Global Health Portal
- Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) (Doctors Without Borders)
- PanAmerican Health Organization (PAHO)
- Partners in Health (PIH)
- Physicians for Human Rights
- President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
- Rockefeller Foundation
- Travel Doctor Website
- United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
- US Agency for International Development (USAID)
- US Department of State (DOS) Travel and Travel Advisories
- World Bank
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
Updated 6/22/22