Global Health Field Experience
All students will participate in a field project at a research or clinical site either in the United States or abroad approved by either the Global Health Program Steering Committee, AIP and, for international placements, the UCSD Programs Abroad Office. The global health field experience will enhance knowledge, skills, and sensitivities, thus engaging "mind, hands, and heart" to create a learning outcome that is scientific, pragmatic, and humanistic.
The Field Experience can be credit bearing or non credit bearing, may be paid or unpaid, and must meet the following criteria to be counted for the major and minor:
- Provide students with an opportunity to become knowledgeable about aspects of global health and see global health issues in practice.
- Requires a minimum of 100 hours over a minimum of five weeks.
- Provide the student with direct contact with clients or those who directly serve clients.
- Require meaningful, challenging work from the student while serving the agency's clients and goals.
- Include on-site orientation, training, and supervision by a designated person in the agency.
Step 1: Research Field Experience Options
Domestic Field Experience Options
Students can choose pre-approved programs listed on the GHP site or are encouraged to do their own research and find their own experiences.Pre-approval is required.
Domestic Options:
1. Pre-Approved Field Experience from list below. No pre-approval needed, submit verification upon completion
2. Find Internship: AIP or Student Initiated. All internships must be handled through AIP. If you find your own internship experience, AIP can assist you in getting course credit or tracking your internship and receiving verification. Once completed and verified, submit verification to GHP advisor for credit.
3. Create your own field experience. Field Experience must fulfill requirements. You can choose to receive credit by enrolling in GLBH 199 (Special Studies Course with faculty supevision).
- Complete the Field Experience Pre-Approval Application before beginning your field work not done through AIP
International Field Experience Options
International Options:
* All students completing their Field Experience Abroad must begin their journey with the Programs Abroad Office
1) Attend PAO First Steps Info Session and Make Appointment with PAO advisor Kelly O’Sullivan to plan field experience.
2) Create your own International field experience – Must have pre-approval through PAO and Department prior to beginning
For more information regarding scholarships and grants for study abroad, see the UCSD Programs Abroad Office.
Pre-Approved Domestic Field Experience
Global Health Field Experience – Domestic Option
The U.S. faces many of the same health challenges as do other countries: ethnic and class disparities in access to health care, immigrant health issues, indigenous systems of health and healing, delivery of health care in natural disasters, maternal/child/reproductive health, drug addiction, sexually transmitted diseases, mental health and psychological trauma… Students may propose a clinical or research placement in the United States to count as a field experience for the Global Health Major and Minor.
Local Pre-Approved Options approved by AIP
Center for Community Health
Center for Wireless and Population Health Systems (CWPHS)
Impact MORE (iMORE)
Neighborhood House Association
San Diego County Speech Pathology Services, Inc.
San Diego Youth & Community Services
UC San Diego Health System - Perlman Rehabilitation Clinic
UCSD - Department of Pediatrics Lab
UCSD Center for Ophthalmology-Shiley Eye Center
UCSD Division of Academic General Pediatrics, Child Development and Community Health (PAACT)
Pre-Approved International Field Experience
International Pre-Approved by EAP
- *AIFS: American Institute for Foreign Study
- Amigos de las Americas
- *API: Academic Programs International
- *Arcadia University: College of Global Studies
- AYUDA: American Youth Understanding Diabetes Abroad
- *CAPA International Education
- *CEA Study Abroad
- *CIEE: The Council on International Educational Exchange
- CFHI: Child Family Health International
- Cross Cultural Solutions
- *cultural embrace (by API)
- *DIS: Danish Institute for Study Abroad
- EarthWatch
- *The Education Abroad Network
- *eLAP: Experiential Learning Abroad Programs (by ISA)
- Foundation for Sustainable Development
- Globe Aware
- Global Citizens Network
- *GlobaLinks Learning Abroad
- Global Service Corp
- Global Volunteers
- *GSE Abroad
- Habitat for Humanity International
- *IES: Institute for the Education of Students
- *IFSA-Butler: Institute for Study Abroad at Butler University
- *ISA: International Studies Abroad
- Projects Abroad
- ProWorld
- Service for Peace
- *SIT Study Abroad
- Volunteers in Asia
- World Endeavors
* Indicates programs that offer the possibility of coursework along with a field experience/volunteer placement
All websites for the above can be found here:
http://icenter.ucsd.edu/pao/start-your-journey/program-options/oap/index.html
http://icenter.ucsd.edu/pao/start-your-journey/program-options/WIV.html
Step 2: Complete Field Experience
* All International Experiences must have pre-approval from Programs Abroad Office.
Do you want your Field Experience to count for UCSD Credit?
Enroll in an independent (GLBH 199) or directed group study (GLBH 198) under mentorship of an affiliated faculty member in the program. This course will transform the non-credit bearing field experience into a 4 credit bearing course through required readings, reflective journals, papers, etc. as determined by agreement between the student and faculty member work out between them. The academic result will be to place their field experience in the context of the interdisciplinary scholarly literature on global health. Complete the Special Studies Form and bring to the GHP advisor or sign and submit through email (bloy@ucsd.edu).
*For a credit-bearing Field Experience, up to 4 credits can count toward the GH major and minor.
Step 3: Fieldwork Completion Verification
Requirements
At the end of your Global Health field experience you are required to provide the Global Health Advisor with a document verifying that you completed the specific requirements for field experience (minimum of five weeks, minimum of 100 hours).If you have completed your experience through AIP, they will confirm verification with your supervisor, you will need to contact AIP to submit verification to the GHP advisor or retain a copy to submit.
This documentation may be in the form of a letter on official letterhead or official email from your direct supervisor in the program.
The letter or email must include:
1) a short description of your activities and responsibilities 2) the number of hours you completed, 3) the begin/end dates of the activity 4) the supervisor's signature, title, and contact information.Please have your supervisor send to bloy@ucsd.edu.
After a verification document is received, I will update your degree audit to show field experience "complete".
Reflection
The GHP Advisor will send you a survey (upon verification of completion) to reflect on your field experience. Please share your experience with other students!
See what other GHP Students are doing in Field Work and what they have to say about their experience!
Field Experience
Field Experience Resources
Contact: Kelly O'Sullivankosullivan@ucsd.edu
*located in the International
Center
See What GHP Students are doing in Field Work and what they have to say about their experience!