Medical Students Global Health Opportunities

There are many opportunities for Mount Sinai medical students to get involved in global health. For students committed to working with underserved communities, the GHC offers elective courses, seminars and workshops in current global health topics, and provides mentorship and training for summer projects and clinical electives with our partner sites.The following links provide details about GH student groups, the seminar series in global health, and information on organizing your global health electives/selectives.

  • SUMMER EXPERIENCES/SELECTIVES
    • Medical students have the opportunity to take part in summer selectives with our partner organizations during the summer between the first and second years of medical school.
  • CLINICAL ELECTIVE
    • Medical students have the opportunity to organize global health clinical electives in their third and fourth years
  • GLOBAL HEALTH BENCH-to-BEDSIDE
    • The Global Health Bench-to-Bedside provides an intensive didactic and practical introduction to Global Health for first year medical students interested in the field
  • GLOBAL HEALTH CAREER SERIES
    • The GHC brings in field experts to speak about how their experiences, and what you should do to plan a career in global/public health.