International Opportunities

International experiences include internships, volunteering, research, courses, and more. Explore a new country while developing skills in adaptability, self-reliance, problem solving, and cultural awareness. 

Before embarking on a health-related international experience, please review the information below:

• AAMC Guidelines for Premedical and Medical Students Providing Patient Care During Clinical Experiences Abroad
• ADEA Guidelines for Predental Students Providing Patient Care [PDF]

Health-related Education ABROAD trips:

• Brazil Health Exposure Experience in Belem & Braganca
• Communication Disorders – United Kingdom
• Community Medicine in Yucatan, Mexico
• Community Medicine, Healthcare Delivery System & Culture in South Korea
• Costa Rica: Development, Health and Environment
• The Cuban Health Care System & Culture
• Forensic Anthropology and Human Identification in the United Kingdom
• Global Health Education – Understanding Turkish Cultures and Health Care Delivery System
• Healthcare in Brazil
• LaSalle Beauvais Summer Cooking for Health: From Field to Plate Program in France
• Malawi: Infectious Diseases of Africa
• Medical Ethics & Health Policy in London
• One Health in Nepal
  Pre-Clinical Observation, Culture & Medicine in the Dominican Republic
• Public Health in Ghana: Methods for Community Practice
• Public Health Discovery Adventure in Western Pacific Islands and Japan
• Spanish for the Healthcare Professions in Mexico

MSU Education abroad resources

• College of Natural Science Education Abroad Programs
• MSU International Internships
• MSU Office of Education Abroad
• MSU Education Abroad Research Opportunities

Non-MSU Programs 

Atlantis Project: The Atlantis Project Fellowship immerses pre-med and pre-health undergraduates in small hospitals in Europe. Successful applicants spend a few intense weeks observing the daily life of doctors in various specialties.

Child Family Health International (CFHI): CFHI provides community-based Global Health Education Programs for health science students and institutions.

International Service Learning (ISL): ISL enlists medical and educational volunteer teams for the provision of services to under-served populations in Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Africa.

CEA Study Abroad: CEA brings high-quality international academic programs and services to students. Along the way you'll learn to communicate across cultures, gain independence, become self aware and achieve international understanding.

Have Additional Questions?

Talk with the Office of Education Abroad or contact NatSci's Director of Education Abroad and Off-Campus Programs, Sarah Whitaker.