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Understanding global health takes more than lectures and textbooks. It requires immersion, humility, and real-world experience.
For Tea Sweeney, a Global Public Health and Africana Studies student at Binghamton University, the Summer International Health Fellowship (SIFH) in Bududa, Uganda became t...
Nestled high in the Peruvian Andes, Huancayo faces a silent health crisis affecting its youngest residents. Nearly half of all children under five in the JunĂn region struggle with anemia—a preventable condition that threatens their development, education, and future.
But there's hope. Global healt...
If you’re a premed, nursing, PA, public health, or healthcare-curious student, you’ve probably wondered:
- What does volunteering abroad actually look like?
- Is the experience meaningful and ethical?
- Will I get real clinical exposure or just shadowing?
- Do I need previous medical experience?
- Will...
Kiana Parkins, a registered nurse and graduate student in public health, traveled from the U.S. to Ecuador seeking a hands-on understanding of global health. What she found in the coastal town of Anconcito was a life-changing lesson in resilience, community, and compassion.
“I came to Ecuador expec...
Every October 5th, Peru celebrates the DĂa de la Medicina Peruana, a day that honors not only the country’s healthcare professionals but also the remarkable courage of Daniel Alcides CarriĂłn, the medical student whose selfless act forever changed the course of Peruvian medicine.
Born in Cerro de Pa...
Every August, Peru honors the essential role of nutritionist with the celebration of DĂa del Nutricionista Peruano. It’s more than a holiday; it’s a reminder of the vital work being done to fight against malnutrition and the importance of public health.
Malnutrition remains one of Peru’s most press...
Our next FIMRC alumni blog post comes from Joe South, who helped open FIMRC’s site at Project Restauración, Dominican Republic in 2012 and served as our Field Operations Manager (FOM) there until 2014. Read on to learn more about Joe’s unexpected path to a career in public health.
This is not an infomercial in the form of a blog for some lifetime guarantee that FIMRC will improve your life, and I’m n
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