Additional Global Health Learning Experiences
Health Frontiers in Tijuana (HFiT) Student-Run Free Clinic
Founded in 2011, the Health Frontiers in Tijuana Student-Run Free Clinic (HFiT) is a partnership between UCSD and the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. It offers global public health learning opportunities to UCSD faculty and students just 30 minutes from the La Jolla Campus. The HFiT Clinic is located adjacent to the world’s busiest international border and is the first truly Binational student-run free clinic in the Mexico-US border region. The clinic is located in Tijuana's Zona Norte and serves vulnerable populations. The HFiT Undergraduate Internship Program (HFiT-UIP) is open to Global Health majors and minors, and others upon instructor approval. HFiT offers various leadership opportunities for participants.
HFiT Clinic’s Goals:- To provide education, research, mentorship, and service opportunities in global health and other disciplines
- To serve as an incubator for student-led research
- To provide access to care for vulnerable persons
- To deliver evidence-based medicine in a low-resource setting
How do I apply to the HFiT-UIP?
- Visit this website for further information and the link to the online application
QUESTIONS?
- Email: hfitfreeclinic@gmail.com
UCSD Migrant Shelter Clinic Program
The Migrant Shelter Clinic Volunteer Program provides UCSD Global Health students with an opportunity to gain experience medically screening the underserved population of asylum seekers temporarily being housed by Jewish Family Service of San Diego and Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego.
- This is a pre-approved field experience opportunity for Global Health Majors and Minors!
Eligibility Requirements:
To be accepted into the Migrant Shelter Clinic Volunteer Program, you must be able to commit to at least one shift a week for at least five weeks and provide:
- Proof of COVID vaccinations
- Date of last flu vaccination
- Proof of HIPPA training course completion
If you are interested, please check back for our Summer 2023 call for applications!
Feel free to contact gh-shelterclinic@ucsd.edu for questions, or schedule coordination.
Latinx/Chicanx in Global Health Mxntorship Program
Spring 2024 - Fridays 11am-12 pm | Zoom
Contact Professor Olga Olivas Hernandez to schedule your appointment: oolivashernandez@ucsd.edu
These mxntoring sessions are open to approach students’ concerns and interests regarding their performance in the Global Health Program. The topics could include fieldwork experiences, challenges, research methodologies, decolonial perspectives in Global Health, preparing a personal statement or CV for grad school, and many others addressing particular interests coming from Latinx/Chicanx students in the Global Health Program.
