BHSc Field and Research Opportunity
Uganda Field School is taking place between May 23rd- June 22nd, 2025.
If you have any questions, please reach out to globalhealth@ucalgary.ca or Dr. Guido Van Marle at vanmarle@ucalgary.ca
The Cumming School of Medicine has for many years worked together with our University partners from around the globe on initiatives to promote Global Health promotion and equity. The field schools and research opportunities offer University of Calgary students experiential learning about Global Health promotion, capacity building, and equity through a mix of classroom and field/research work in a Low and Middle Income Country (LMIC) setting. These international experiences usually run over the summer months. Students are required to complete a final written project relating the social determinants of health as they relate to their experience in the LMIC
Field school partners past and present include: Mbarara University of Science and Technology Uganda, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences Bugando Tanzania, Gondar University Ethiopia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Managua Nicaragua, Clínica Lecheria Dominican Republic, and Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences.
All field experiences are done in close collaboration with our partners and their communities. UCalgary students work together with our partners’ staff, students and local health authorities to engage with community members in project and program planning. Examples of activities:
1) Projects for health promotion learning with either the urban or rural health facilities to engage community and increase public awareness of health issues
2) Projects for building research educational capacity in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology and Bioinformatic.
3) Projects working with secondary schools on Adolescents and Young Adult Health.
Eligibility
Currently, the field school is open to students of all streams of the Bachelor of Health Sciences, and the Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation (CRDS). Other students in the fields of Nursing, and Social Work will be considered on a case by case basis.
Funding opportunities
Eligible students who would not be able to participate due to substantial financial burden may apply for a Grant Gall Bursary which will offset costs and is awarded to a limited number of participants on a competitive basis.
Students are also encouraged to apply to other internal or external grant opportunities.
*** The Global Access Fund Global Access Fund | University of Calgary International | University of Calgary (ucalgary.ca) is available for all UCalgary undergraduate students to apply. The funding is given before you apply for a study abroad opportunity and is valued at a minimum of $5,500. The Deadline is October 16th 2024.
Application process
Applications for this trip will open shortly and can be found on Study Abroad | Search | University of Calgary International | University of Calgary (ucalgary.ca). Applications will close on November 11th 2024.
