Global Health Systems Internship/Capstone
General
- Undergraduate; 4th year
- 60 hours per learner
- Dates set by projects
- Learners apply to projects
Preferred companies
- 1 projects wanted
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Any
- Any
Categories
Skills
Overview
- Details
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Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from National University to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the term, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.
Students in this program will be introduced to the main concepts of the public health field and the critical links between global health and social and economic development. Students will get an overview of the determinants of health, and how health status is measured, the burden of disease, risk factors, and key measures to address the burden of disease in cost-effective ways. The course will be global in coverage, but with a focus on low-and middle-income countries and on the health of the poor; examining the factors that impact global health systems; analysis of health care delivery systems and influential governmental, economic, social and political forces.
- Learner skills
- Economic development, Online communication, Social determinants of health, Systems analysis, Economics, Health risk assessments
- Deliverables
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Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the internship/capstone. However, these deliverables must be discussed and agreed upon prior to the start.
Project Examples
Students can complete a substantial project for your organization over the placement period. We suggest providing a starting project, but as the placement goes on there may be other duties or projects the student is asked to complete as well. Providing a central project creates structure for the internship/capstone, and gives the student (and company) a tangible goal.
Student skills and competencies include, but are not limited to:
- Defining concepts of healthcare systems from a global perspective.
- Describing the major international health status indicators and their data sources.
- Assessing the influence of social and political factors on healthcare services in other countries.
- Listing major features of healthcare systems in selected countries.
- Comparing and contrasting the health status of selected countries according to political, social, economic, and policy factors
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
How is your project relevant to the internship?
Provide ongoing support and mentorship to students throughout the internship. Students will interact virtually with their primary contact no less than once a week.
Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the internship.
Provide a dedicated contact who will act as the student's primary supervisor over the duration of the virtual placement. A secondary contact should be provided as a backup.