Child Family Health International

Industry:	Charitable Organizations & Foundations
Employees:	Under 99

Description

Child Family Health International (CFHI) is a nonprofit organization committed to providing students a unique opportunity to experience another culture and healthcare system in a responsible way. Though we work closely with our global partners to provide you the best possible trip, the nature of international travel means that we cannot anticipate all challenges that may occur. It is important that participants realize they must remain flexible in the face of situations that may be difficult to understand. Participating in a CFHI program means that you are an informal ambassador to the community you visit and your professional behavior is of the utmost importance.

CFHI would like to stress to prospective applicants and institutional partners, that service-learning is not an episodic volunteer experience, and our student programs are not designed to provide service to those who would otherwise not have healthcare. The main objectives are to broaden your public health knowledge, experience a different culture, and develop creativity in problem-solving. CFHI has assembled a global family of outstanding local healthcare professionals who are at the forefront of healthcare delivery in their countries. You will have the rare opportunity to shadow these unique women and men observing and learning to work in a clinical and public health environment with limited diagnostic and therapeutic resources. Please read the Why CFHI? document to find out more about service-learning and the objectives of the programs we offer.

We look forward to having you join our grassroots work to build a global community in support of better healthcare for under-served communities!

Programs are 4 weeks long, and can be extended up to 8 weeks. Please see our FAQs for more details.

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