Internships in Dehradun, India

The Child Family Health International Rural and Urban Himalayan Rotation provides students a unique opportunity to study various diseases in clinical environments that represent the rural healthcare systems in the developing country of India. The program focuses on primary care and public health issues, but the emphasis is on the needs of rural communities in India that lack access to healthcare and how this affects urban areas as well. The program also offers an exciting look at the improvements in public health that have been brought about by one small clinic in the rural community of Patti, one of the sites students will be visiting. Students will travel through three locations during the program. Two weeks will be spent in the capital city of Dehra Dun, one week in Mussoorie, and another week in Patti. Traveling through multiple towns means that students will be able to see Indian healthcare in a variety of capacities, whether through health camps conducted in isolated villages or working with a non-government organization that focuses on community development.