Internship

Goals:

To engage and train passionate learners in providing high impact global immersion projects directly to the communities in the Philippines. Training allows individuals to grow, to nurture and be nurtured, connect with people and hone down on leadership, communications and forging relationships with people in the communities, educational institutions and public/private leaders.

Requirements

Interest or passion in global health projects with emphasis on chronic disease prevention, management, education and research
Longitudinal commitment: Summer commitment is 1-month starts around June 15- July 15. During the year- a 1 year commitment of about 2-3 hrs /week to develop educational modules, videos, curricular planning, coordinating fundraising efforts, help create and deliver lectures or presentations. This can be done remotely with conferences with mentor as needed.
Junior and Senior high school students, undergraduate, medical students, MPH or PHD students, PA and NP students, dental and pharmacy students, recent graduates from college or master’s program
Internship is available all year round or a one-month immersion in the Philippines with the medical mobile clinic going directly to the villages, to administer health care, education, prevention and research on chronic diseases. Opportunities to engage in mobile technology like telemedicine and SMS texting to follow chronic disease patterns and outcomes are also available.
Background in any of the following: writing, journalism, documentary videos and films, computer work, Ed tech, analysis of data, medical informatics, graphic design, leadership, statistical work, creation of educational programs for learners, program development, educational presentations, socio-cultural advocacy
Summer program of a month requires a contribution of $ 1000 to cover food and accommodations in the Philippines for 1 month. Interns cover their airfare ( around $1000-1200 round trip) and leisure time in case they like to see other islands in the Philippines.

Call for Mentors and Femtors:

We need mentors and femtors in the following areas:

Healthcare: doctors, nurses, PA’s and NP’s, pharmacist, dentist, social workers, psychologist, interns and residents in Medicine or Surgery, advanced medical students, grad students like (MPH) and advanced PA and NP students. Areas of interest are CV health, Education, Social outreach, leadership, pharmacy organization and dental prevention.
IT and Data analysis
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Writing
Leadership
Communication skills
Video/documentary

This mentoring/femtoring program is unpaid. It will be an opportunity for leaders to share their expertise and make a difference in learner’s trajectory and purpose.

Narratives from trainees, Femtors and Mentors and Volunteers:
This is where volunteers, trainees and femtors and mentors will upload their experiences. One paragraph summary( about 500 words)

Name, Institution and a link to your narratives
Narrative will consist of when and where you did your internship, volunteer work or summer program.
What was the focus of your project, In few sentences summarize your contribution
What was learned?
How will you engage future trainees?
When will you return to learn, teach or share your experiences
What do you consider success with what you experienced

Format:

Name Jenssy Rojina, medical student form OSHU wrote a narrative_______ ( about 500 words)

Available training tracks:
For Trainees, Mentee/Femtee
I. All year internship:

Commitment is one academic year to start June to June.
An average of 2 hrs per week commitment on projects designed by mentors/femtors in collaboration with the mentees/femtees
One month immersion project in the Philippines
Poster presentation or presentation to workshops, seminars of group
Activities may involve creating training materials for community education, helping improve educational curriculum for communities and trainees in the US or Philippines
Helping run leadership workshops and seminars
Data analysis
Epidemiological analysis
Research
Advocacy programs
Fundraising programs

II. Summer global health immersion program

One month of community work in the Philippines
Preplanning of projects starts around February and March
Creation of project by May, so by June, the project is ready to go in the Philippines
Projects must be in alignment with ABC’s for Global Health goals in treating chronic non -communicable diseases, prevention, education and research.
Must identify a mentor/femtor and work with that mentor prior to going to the Philippines

III. Short term projects

Creating videos
Data Analysis
Grant application
A research project
Med Scholar or Capstone Projects on chronic diseases, medical education, community education, use of technology for prevention etc
Website design
Creating educational models

IV. Areas of Interest

Diet program-create educational videos, cooking class, informational flyers
Physical activities/Exercise program- create informational flyers, videos and classes
Creation of videos- to capture people’s stories
Dental hygiene and prevention of caries and gingivitis
Malnutrition program- identify people who are malnourished or at risk and establish programs and solicit donors like Feed my Starving children
Electronic Medical Records/Open MRS –improving what we already have
Diabetes management and prevention, create educational programs, informational flyers, program to enhance adherence to meds, diet and exercise, creation of a registry
Hypertension management and prevention, create educational programs, informational flyers, programs to enhance adherence to medications and follow up
Hyperlipidemia management, prevention, create educational flyers and videos,
Use of creative social media platform to enhance what we are doing
Telemedicine
Disaster and Emergency training-triage, CPR
Medical Mobile Clinic- how to improve the delivery of care and measure outcomes

For MENTORS/FEMTORS/ Trainers

Commitment one to two years or ongoing indefinitely.

Must submit your brief bio and CV to be uploaded at ABC’s for Global Health Website:
Mentors/Femtors needed in the following specialties:

Medicine
Nursing
Public Health /Population Health
Community education
Medical/Nursing/pharmacy education
Dental
Film/Video creation
Fundraising
Curriculum design
Research
CV diseases
Physical therapy/Exercise/Physical Activities
Nutrition
Leadership
Communication –establishing relationship with the community, peers, institutions, giving and receiving feedback
Bid Data/IT/Medical Informatics

Mentors/Femtors
Latha Palaniappan, MD - Research skills
Len Smith, MD IT/Medical Informatics/Open MRS
Leo Celi MD Bioinformatics MIT/Harvard
Julieta Gabiola, MD Internal Medicine, Chronic disease models, Mobile Clinic
Alicia Fortalezza, RN, BSN Creating organizations, curriculum development
Marife Sevilla RN, BSN Leadership, Human Rights, Robotics
Melinda Bender RN BSN, PH D Research in Nursing and chronic diseases
Jane Lombard, MD Cardiology , Women’s health
Erica Weirich, MD Family Medicine Global Health Research
Eddie Atwood, MD Cardiology
Maria Beebe , PHD Global Health
Tom Beebe PHD Qualitative research
Bing Yamat DDS Dental treatment and prevention
Galena and Michael Nasakin DDS – dental treatment and prevention
Ching Kay Chow- Telemedicine
My Le- Computer Engineer Engineering for Good
Mary Christensen RN- Population Health

Philippines:
Dante Morales,MD Cardiology Chronic Diseases research
Al Santos, MBA Business organization
Leo Po - MBA Business Mentor
GMA-leadership
JB Eudela: Film
Iris Isip Tan , MD Medical Informatics
Alvin Marcelo, MD Medical Informatics
Jundelle Romulo Biostatistics
Dr. Dax Tidula: Family Medicine
Dr. Luis Calingo: Leadership and education

Duties and Responsibilities

Apply organizational and writing skills to the development and implementation of global health initiatives or programs
Develop advocacy and educational resources
Identify elements of good curriculum design
Assist with development of training programs, organizational strategic plans
Contribute to cutting-edge programs in development
Develop leadership skills by enhancing awareness of different leadership styles
Adopt and enhance good interpersonal skills
Contribute to Big Data – collection and data analytics
Incorporate educational innovations

Qualifications and Requirements

Strong initiative and motivation
Reliability
Resilience
Flexibility
Cultural diversity and sensitivity
Good interpersonal skills
Passionate interest in global health
Willingness to learn and teach
Strong writing skills
Ability to work independently
Detail-oriented work style
Proficient in multitasking
International experience is a plus

Ways To Be Involved

Statistical analysis
Epidemiology
Public Health/population health studies
Big Data
Telemedicine
Social media usage to improve health care
Graphic design
Film editing and production
Curriculum development in areas such as: Nutrition, Exercise program, leadership. Communications, Technology, Water and Sanitation, Dental Prevention, Malnutrition, Establishing international linkages

Benefits

Individual and group fulfillment
Creation of meaning and sense of purpose
Training which may provide further assistance in your career trajectory
Establishing linkages with institutions, leaders and people
Opportunity to help others
Develop lifelong relationships and friendships
A Certificate

How to apply for training, internship and volunteer work:

Go to: www.abcsforglobalhealth.org
Send a resume or CV to jettegabiola@gmail.com
A letter of intent and purpose and what you like to work on (specify a position)
1. Summer internship: June 15-July 15 (may vary slightly) each year
2. All year training: 2-3 hrs a week commitment, one week intense medical mission work (after January 6th – Monday to Friday medical mission or around June 15-22)
Your application will be reviewed on a rolling basis and our team will respond with an email inviting you to a phone interview

ABC’s for Global Health Training Program