Global Health Program
The Goals of the Global Health Program at BUSM are to:
- Provide clinical, public health, research and cultural/language immersion experiences abroad to broaden students’ perspective on health and human illness in diverse, underserved healthcare systems
- Facilitate the exchange of ideas and practices through healthcare and clinical research with international partners
- Promote the development of students into culturally competent physicians who are sensitive to the needs of underserved populations
- Expose students to a multi-disciplinary global health team approach that includes collaboration among a variety of health care providers
Post-Experience Summaries by BUSM Students
Explore the map to see where our medical students have traveled for GH experiences (BU login required).
Practitioner’s Guide to Global Health
The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Health is a series of three multidisciplinary timeline-based, interactive, evaluative, open-access courses to prepare students and trainees to safely and effectively participate in global health learning experiences.