Global Health Corps: A New Organization and an Amazing Opportunity

by Alanna Shaikh · 2009-02-19 16:54:00 UTC
Topics:

(photo credit: global health corps)

I recently ran across a very cool entry-level opportunity in global health. Interesting jobs for recent graduates in this field are like hen's teeth (Uh, real people use that phrase, right? Not just my mom?) so I was pretty excited about this one.

The newly-established Global Health Corps will match recent college graduates with health organizations who need their skills. They have opportunities for fellows in Rwanda, Malawi, Tanzania, Burundi, and Newark, New Jersey. Its mission is to

"strengthen the movement for global health equity and improve the quality of healthcare services for the poor by connecting outstanding young leaders with organizations working on the front lines in the fight for global health equity."

There are a lot of things I like about this program. The fellows work in teams, each American matched by a host country national. (I don't know what they do in Newark.) They promise to carefully match the fellow's skills with the need of the host organization. They pay the fellows living expenses and travel costs, which means this program is not restricted to rich kids who can afford it. They provide training to the fellows before they go to their sites. They are partnered with highly respected organizations.

If this program lives up to its planning, it will be an amazing opportunity. Take a look.

Alanna Shaikh
PREVIOUS STORY:
Finding a Job in the Field: In Through the Back Door
NEXT STORY:
A letter from Bettina Siegel, "Pink Slime" petition creator

COMMENTS (0)

    Comment Policy

    · All fields are required to comment.

    [X]

    Comments on Change.org are meant for further exploration and evaluation of the campaign on Change.org. To that end, we welcome constructive comments. However, we reserve the right to delete comments which, as determined solely in our discretion: (1) are offensive, abusive, or off-topic; (2) include content solely intended to personally attack the campaign creator, (3) are designed to subvert or hijack comment threads rather than contribute to them; and/or (4) violate our terms of service and/or privacy policy. Repeat offenders may be permanently removed from the site at our discretion. Please also be advised that: (A) we do not actively curate and/or monitor in any manner whatsoever the comments made on the Change.org platform, and (B) the creator of each campaign on Change.org may remove any comment at her/his/its discretion.