If you want to design your own practical experience, consider reaching out to a local, national, or international organization to set up a global health-related internship or volunteer experience.

All experiences must equate to 120 real-world hours, and students must register for 4 P/NP credits in the Department of Global Studies or their home department to be supervised by a global health faculty member. All experiences must be pre-approved by the Global Health program director, Jo Weaver (ljweaver@uoregon.edu).

Local Organizations and Beyond Where Students Have Done Practical Experience

Organizations – Local (Eugene-Springfield)

• Beyond Toxics
• Community Emergency Response (CERT)
• HIV Alliance
• Huerto de la Familia
• Lane County Public Health
• Lane County Street and Shelter Volunteer Opportunity
• Lane Independent Living Alliance (LILA) 
  (For information on volunteering, please contact LILA at 541-607-7020 or lila@lilaoregon.org.)
• Mobility International USA
• Occupy Medical
• Our Community Birth Center
• Planned Parenthood
• United Way of Lane County
• White Bird Clinic

Organizations – Other

• American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
• The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders
• Global Health Service Partnership

Have Questions About Finding an Experience?

Contact our Intercultural Experience and Career Readiness Coordinator Andrea Romero Dugarte.