Virtual Global & Public Health Internship - Puyo, Ecuador

The Virtual Global & Public Health Internship offers undergraduate, pre-health, and graduate-level participants the unique opportunity to learn foundational, industry-specific skills for careers in Global Health, Public Health, and related fields. Through virtual seminars and meetings, interns will explore how communities in coastal Guayaquil and tropical Puyo, Ecuador, are addressing their most pressing health challenges. Specifically, the virtual internship in Guayaquil and Puyo offers an emphasis on primary healthcare and determinants of health in the context of urban and rural settings. Lectures will be given in Spanish with English translation.

In addition, participants may have opportunities to join other global health seminars led by CFHI’s Central and Global Team members. Upon request, participants will be eligible to receive a certificate of completion.

Areas of focus could include:
-The Ecuadorian health system
-Infectious diseases
-Vector-borne diseases and vector control
-Social, economic, and cultural determinants of health