Global Health with International Field Experience (Faculty-Led Program)

Compare and contrast the healthcare systems of the U.S. and the Dominican Republic and explore each country's challenges and solutions related to healthcare needs, access, personnel, insurance, and medications.

Highlights

• Travel to the Dominican Republic during Spring Break and visit urban and rural communities to explore how cultural dynamics affect access to and strategies for health care services.
• Visit medical facilities and Universities to meet with local healthcare providers, experts, and medical students.
• Visit English language schools to meet with students and learn more about each other’s cultures.
• Have time to explore the Dominican Republic, including the famous white sand and turquoise waters of Eagle's Bay Beach - considered one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

This program explores various aspects of international public health and healthcare systems. You will explore the role that culture, traditions, religious beliefs, and other social determinants of health have on disease and injury prevention strategies and access to healthcare services.

Students will stay in shared hotel rooms while in the Dominican Republic. No Spanish language is required - the program is taught in English.

Course Term: Spring course at RIT, travel to the Dominican Republic over Spring Break
Travel Dates: March 8-16, 2025
Credits: 3

Course Details:

• GLPH-455: Global Healthcare Delivery with International Field Experience

Students will be enrolled in a spring course at RIT and will travel to the Dominican Republic over spring break.

Pre-requisites: GLPH-101: Intro to Public Health and/or MEDS-355: Intro to Global Health Issues. Open to all undergraduate majors (who meet pre-req), all year levels

Application Deadline: October 20, 2024

Eligibility:

• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher (students with lower than a 2.5 GPA would be considered on a case-by-case basis)
• Have a clear conduct record with RIT
• Have no financial holds on your RIT eServices account at the time of your program acceptance/confirmation

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Program Cost & Financial Aid

Program Cost: Student Budget Worksheet - Global Health with International Field Experience - Outlines all program costs.

Financial Aid:
Financial aid may cover some program costs. As you review the budget worksheet, please remember that it does not include your RIT financial aid or scholarships which may cover some of the program costs. The purpose of the budget worksheet is to show all the costs associated with your study abroad program which will help your RIT Financial Aid Assistant Director determine how your aid and scholarships may be applied. 

To understand how your financial aid and scholarships may apply to your program costs:

• Download a copy of the budget worksheet (link above)
• Make an appointment with your financial aid assistant director (call Financial Aid at 585-475-2186) and mention that you are calling for a study abroad appointment
• Upload a copy of your budget worksheet(s) via the Financial Aid upload portal at https://join.rit.edu/register/FA_upload (at least 48 hours prior to your scheduled meeting, so they have time to prepare). For the type of document you are providing, select “Other Financial Aid Forms and Documentation” in the Financial Aid portal.
  • Please rename the file name of your budget worksheet before uploading it to the Financial Aid portal based on the instructions provided in the portal (adding your name and student ID)

To find out the name of your financial aid assistant director for your degree program visit: https://www.rit.edu/admissions/aid/contact#counseling-team

We recommend you meet with Financial Aid before the application deadline so you understand how your aid will apply. The RIT financial aid office is located in Bausch and Lomb Center (Bldg. 77), 2nd floor, 2125.

Scholarships:

• RIT Education Abroad Travel Grants ($500-$1,000)
  All students with pending applications in the RIT Study Abroad Compass for this program will be automatically considered for an RIT Education Abroad Travel Grant. You will be informed of your scholarship status shortly after the application deadline. Scholarships awarded based on financial need.

• Other scholarships: RIT Study Abroad Scholarships, National Study Abroad Scholarships

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To Apply

1) Start an application in the RIT Study Abroad Compass

2) Watch this video on application steps for RIT faculty-led programs which covers important information (video is captioned)