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World Suicide Prevention Day 2026: What Community Health Looks Like in Anconcito blog community stories costa rica ecuador fimrc fimrc internship fimrc partnerships fimrc programs global health global health volunteer program medical professional mental health peru primary care public health scholars travel uganda volunteer world suicide prevention day Sep 10, 2026

Prevention does not begin with an emergency.

It begins with a conversation a family member feels safe enough to have. A Health Promoter who recognizes that someone is struggling before things get worse. A caregiver who understands that their own emotional well-being matters too. A community where a...

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What It's Like to Volunteer in Peru: Lilly Markowitz's FIMRC Story blog community stories fimrc fimrc alumni fimrc fellow fimrc internship fimrc programs global health volunteer program medical rotation program medical student peru professional development project huancayo public health summer international health fellowship travel volunteer volunteer experience Sep 04, 2026

 When people ask Lilly Markowitz what her favorite part of five weeks in Peru was, she does not hesitate.

"The people."

Not the hospital rotations. Not the community health campaigns. Not the surgery she observed or the workshops she led. The people — the doctors, the nurses, the children at El Ro...

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FIMRC Internships Help Volunteers Discover Their Passion and Path to a Career in Global Health fimrc internship global health project bududa uganda virtual programs virtual volunteer Jul 08, 2020

Grace Sternklar spent eight months as a global health intern at FIMRC Project Bududa, Uganda. Even though we don’t currently have volunteers at our sites because of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical professionals, students, and recent graduates can still make an impact through our Virtual Volunteer...

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How One Nurse Expanded Her Global Health Knowledge and Made an Impact with FIMRC fimrc internship global health nursing project bududa travel nursing uganda May 06, 2020

FIMRC has many programs for nurses and other healthcare professionals who want to expand their global health knowledge. Our Virtual Volunteer Programs offer flexible and comprehensive experiences that will make you feel like you are on-site! Your experience can be just like Kaylie Gerry’s, who c...

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