Study global health through immersive, ethically grounded programs that examine health systems, equity, and community-based approaches across Africa and Southeast Asia.
GEI’s Global Health track is offered through a small number of structured program formats, each available in multiple destinations. Choose the format that fits your goals, then explore where you can study.
GLOBAL FIELD ENGAGEMENT
An intensive introduction to global health focused on health systems, equity, and community-based learning. Students engage in site visits, guest lectures, and guided reflection to build foundational global health competencies.
GLOBAL PRACTICUM
A focused, applied program designed for students seeking deeper engagement with global health practice. The practicum emphasizes contextual learning, professional exposure, and critical reflection.
SUMMER
A combined academic experience bringing together field engagement and practicum-style learning. Ideal for students seeking sustained immersion and academic momentum over the summer.
SEMESTER
A full-semester program offering in-depth academic study, experiential learning, and sustained engagement with global health themes in diverse contexts.
INTERNSHIPS
Customized internship placements aligned with global health interests, designed in collaboration with community partners and host organizations.
GEI’s Global Health track examines health challenges through social, cultural, political, and systems-based lenses. Rather than focusing on isolated interventions, programs emphasize understanding how health outcomes are shaped by context, policy, and lived experience.
Learning takes place through ethically grounded engagement with local professionals, organizations, and institutions. Students are encouraged to approach global health as a field rooted in partnership, humility, and critical reflection.
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Regional expertise: Long-standing presence and partnerships across Africa and Southeast Asia.
- Ethical & reciprocal engagement: Programs are designed with community partners, emphasizing mutual learning and responsibility.
- Experiential, field-based learning: Academic content is integrated with site visits, applied projects, and reflection.
- Academic rigor & credit support: Credit-bearing programs supported by GEI’s U.S.-based school of record.
- Global and local health systems
- Health equity and access
- Social determinants of health
- Public health policy and practice
- Ethics, power, and positionality in global health
Global Health programs are offered in multiple countries, each providing a distinct learning context shaped by local health systems, policies, and community priorities.
- Ghana: Public health practice in West African contexts, with attention to primary care and local health organizations
- Kenya: NGO engagement and urban - rural health dynamics
- Rwanda: Health systems strengthening and post-conflict public health development
- South Africa: Health equity, policy, and social determinants
- Thailand: Community health and public health infrastructure
- Vietnam: Health systems in rapidly changing economies
The Global Health track is well-suited for students interested in public health, medicine, nursing, development studies, policy, or related fields. Many participants use these programs to clarify academic interests, build global competencies, and prepare for further study or professional pathways in health-related sectors.
