Unite For Sight: Global Health Volunteer Abroad Opportunity
http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad
Unite For Sight has been featured weekly on CNN International and in
The New York Times
Unite For Sight is the world's leader in socially responsible,
effective volunteering abroad. Unite For Sight's Global Impact Corps
is an immersive global health experience for students and for
professionals. All volunteers participating in Unite For Sight's
international programs are Global Impact Fellows.
What do students do as Global Impact Fellows? They participate daily
with local ophthalmic nurses, local optometrists, and local
ophthalmologists to eliminate patient barriers to care and to
facilitate comprehensive year-round eye care for patients living in
extreme poverty. They assist with patient education, visual acuity
screening, patient intake, distributing the glasses and medication
prescribed by the local eye doctors, data compilation and analysis,
and other necessary support tasks. Through hands-on, structured
training, volunteers gain a comprehensive understanding about best
practices in community eye health, global health, and international
development. Global Impact Fellows gain skills and are nurtured to
become new leaders in global health, and they receive a Certificate in
Global Health & Program Delivery. Additionally, Global Impact Fellows
may participate in the Global Impact Lab, an optional program for
volunteers interested in pursuing global health research.
Locations of Year-Round Program Delivery:
(volunteer for 7 days, 20 days, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks, or more)
? Accra and Kumasi Regions, Ghana
? Ashanti and Northern Regions, Ghana
? Varying Rural Villages, Ghana
? Tegucigalpa, Honduras
? Bihar, India
? Chennai, India
? New Delhi, India
? Orissa, India
Academic Credit Option: Many students choose to pursue the Unite For
Sight program for academic credit and/or medical electives at their
home institution. We also encourage students to pursue research
studies that contribute to knowledge about global eye care needs and
solutions. We work closely with students on both of these options.
Complete Details: http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad
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Anne Sullivan
Pre Health Advisor
Career Services E Bldg L/L
656-3450
Appts can only be made by phone
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Ms. Sullivan,
We would appreciate it if you could please forward this announcement below to your students. We hope to have an opportunity to work with many of your students. Please also let me know if you have any questions, or if you would be interested in speaking by phone to further discuss the program.
Unite For Sight: Global Health Volunteer Abroad Opportunity
http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad
Unite For Sight has been featured weekly on CNN International and in The New York Times
Unite For Sight is the world's leader in socially responsible, effective volunteering abroad. Unite For Sight's Global Impact Corps is an immersive global health experience for students and for professionals. All volunteers participating in Unite For Sight's international programs are Global Impact Fellows.
What do students do as Global Impact Fellows? They participate daily with local ophthalmic nurses, local optometrists, and local ophthalmologists to eliminate patient barriers to care and to facilitate comprehensive year-round eye care for patients living in extreme poverty. They assist with patient education, visual acuity screening, patient intake, distributing the glasses and medication prescribed by the local eye doctors, data compilation and analysis, and other necessary support tasks. Through hands-on, structured training, volunteers gain a comprehensive understanding about best practices in community eye health, global health, and international development. Global Impact Fellows gain skills and are nurtured to become new leaders in global health, and they receive a Certificate in Global Health & Program Delivery. Additionally, Global Impact Fellows may participate in the Global Impact Lab, an optional program for volunteers interested in pursuing global health research.
Locations of Year-Round Program Delivery:
(volunteer for 7 days, 20 days, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks, or more)
? Accra and Kumasi Regions, Ghana
? Ashanti and Northern Regions, Ghana
? Varying Rural Villages, Ghana
? Tegucigalpa, Honduras
? Bihar, India
? Chennai, India
? New Delhi, India
? Orissa, India
Academic Credit Option: Many students choose to pursue the Unite For Sight program for academic credit and/or medical electives at their home institution. We also encourage students to pursue research studies that contribute to knowledge about global eye care needs and solutions. We work closely with students on both of these options.
Complete Details: http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad
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