Mission/Vision
CFHI is a global family of health professionals and students working at the grassroots level. We support our International Partners though community health projects and Global Health Immersion Programs. CFHI's 20+ programs in 5 countries connect local health professionals with international...
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CFHI is a global family of health professionals and students working at the grassroots level. We support our International Partners though community health projects and Global Health Immersion Programs. CFHI's 20+ programs in 5 countries connect local health professionals with international students -transforming perspectives about self, global health and healing.
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What does the organization do?
- Foster learning and service that sparks transformational personal change for all involved
- work to achieve sustainable solutions in healthcare services and disease prevention
- emphasize respect and understanding across cultures
- facilitate the sharing of medical resources,...
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- Foster learning and service that sparks transformational personal change for all involved
- work to achieve sustainable solutions in healthcare services and disease prevention
- emphasize respect and understanding across cultures
- facilitate the sharing of medical resources, knowledge, and experience
- give priority to underserved communities
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Opportunities for Youth
* Global Service Learning -- medical student programs that focus on cultural competency in the health setting, located at 14 program sites in Bolivia, Ecuador, India, Mexico, and South Africa.
* Clinical programs are 4 to 12 weeks long, and include clinical rotations with local...
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* Global Service Learning -- medical student programs that focus on cultural competency in the health setting, located at 14 program sites in Bolivia, Ecuador, India, Mexico, and South Africa.
* Clinical programs are 4 to 12 weeks long, and include clinical rotations with local preceptors in a variety of clinical settings each day during the week, housing with local homestay families, or, in some cases, guest houses where homestay families are not available, and language instruction in Spanish-speaking countries.
To take a look at the variety of program possibilities, please visit our website at http://www.cfhi.org and view the program descriptions.
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News (RSS)
CFHI Partners Develop Competency-Based Medical Education June 1st, 2011
What is Competency Based Education? Competency-based education (known as CBE) has been all the rage in medical education for nearly a decade. Competency in this realm has been described as the “habitual and judicious use of communication,... go to page
CFHI Featured in Everyday Ambassador Blog April 17th, 2011
We at Child Family Health International (CFHI) are deeply honored to be featured in the Everyday Ambassador blog post by Kate Otto. Kate's own accomplishments in global citizenship and smart diplomacy are considerable for anyone, especially for... go to page
World Health Day 2011 April 7th, 2011
Happy World Health Day, April 7, 2011! Each year on the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization, we celebrate World Health Day. This year the WHO is using the observance of World Health Day to promote the understanding of a... go to page
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