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Studies Center (//www.amsa.org/international/ihscmain.htm) for both domestic and
international service and elective opportunities, and to the International Health
Action Group (//www.amsa.org/tf/inthlth/). These and other AMSA websites provide
one of best single source of information on field placements, travel advice,
study tours, residencies, international health activisms, and much more, along with
links to may organizations and sources of information relevant to service and study
abroad. Students can purchase a printed directory of “IH Electives for Medical Students”.
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene = http://www.astmh.org/
Home page of ASTMH with listings of overseas opportunities (with many links to
organizations and information about locations, type of work, financial arrangements,
contacts), travel clinic directory, funding and fellowships, newsletter, and more. The
Am J of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene provides an extensive listing of overseas opportunities
at approximately three-year intervals, and whole text copies of recent
issues are provided online.
Centers for Disease Control, International Health Program Office = http://
www.cdc.gov/ihpo/homepage.htm#—Home page of CDC’s unit responsible for international
health activities. Information is provided on current projects, global health
plans and services, programs staff rouster, IHPO capabilities, information resources
and country-specific information, information for travelers and consular information
sheets, CDC global partners, and links with other organizations. (Also see http:/
/www.cdc.gov/travel/travel/html).
Child and Family Health International = http://www.cfhi.org—Provides placement
opportunities for medical students in years or four in two different locations
in Ecuador. Includes a student handbook with much information about the sites,
the country, what to expect, and indications of other resources.
Christian Connections for International Health = http://www.ccih.org/ —A
membership organizations (about 20 listed) that promote “international health and
wholeness with a Christian perspective.” Lists contacts, articles, trip reports, books,
and teaching resources.
Ethical Issues in International Health Policy = http://www.hf.uib.no/i/
Filosofisk/ethica/bank2.html— Describes a collaboration since 1992 in medical ethics
between the University of Colombo and University of Oslo; provides full text discussion
papers and extensive links to papers prepared by other organizations on
current issues of equity, financing, privatization, costs, service delivery.
Global Health: Making Contacts = http://www.pitt.edu/HOME/GHNet/
GHNet.html —Contains a gold mine of resources and projects designed to develop
the architecture for a health information structure for the prevention of disease in
the 21 st century. The global health resources section [http://www.pitt.edu/HOME/
GHNet/GHMC.html] has a long list of governmental and nongovernmental agencies
and organizations, people, academic institutions, and organizational directories
relevant to health. The sections are conveniently grouped according to major mission,
affiliation, type, etc.
Health Volunteers Overseas = http://www.cybertech.mall.com/hvo1.html —
Under the auspices of HVO, I recently set up General Surgery Overseas, which is a
good source for Bulletin readers who wish to volunteer their services. Located in
Washington, DC, HVO’s telephone number is: 202/296-0928.
Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Sciences) = http://www2.nas.edu/
iom/ —Institute of Medicine’s home page. Sections of relevance include: IOM pro-
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