Alternate Service-Learning Options

Below are listed Alternate Service-Learning Tracks for those who cannot participate in the traditional INMED service-learning experience.

Service-Learning Reduced Duration Pathway

Service-Learning is ideally at least four weeks in duration. This length of time significantly increases the likelihood that the learner will experience a substantial growth opportunity. However, INMED realizes that some learners have personal and professional commitments that may preclude them from being absent for four weeks. Therefore, INMED offers the following exception to the four-week requirement. If accepted into the Service-Learning Reduced Duration Pathway, the requirement is reduced to at least two weeks on location.

Steps

Prior to or at the time of Service-Learning course registration submit a written request explaining the compelling reasons why a shorter duration experience is needed. A response will be provided within one week either granting the request, denying the request, or soliciting more information.
Once approved and accepted, proceed with the 2-week international service learning experience.
After returning home, compose and submit an INMED Quality Improvement Project designed to address an issue observed at the Service-Learning Site. This is an academic exercise, only to be shared with INMED faculty. Do not share with the Service-Learning Site. Carefully review the INMED Service-Learning Reduced Duration Pathway Quality Improvement Project Guidelines to understand the steps in the quality improvement process. Please note: this quality improvement project is distinct from the MIH Scholarly Project.
Complete this Quality Improvement Project within two weeks of returning from the INMED Service-Learning Site. Upon your request, and INMED faculty will be available to assist you.
Submit the final Quality Improvement Project using the Upload Assignment feature below.

Service-Learning Reduced Duration Pathway Resources

Examples of an Service-Learning Quality Improvement Project submitted by INMED Learners include:

Service-Learning Equivalency

INMED endeavors to recognize excellent international medicine, nursing, and public health service-learning experiences provided by other institutions towards qualification for and INMED Graduate Diploma or Master’s Degree in International Health (MIH).

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Requirements

In application for equivalency, the student must provide documentation that the experience will:

Provide healthcare to a low-resource community
Be continuously supervised by a mentor whose qualifications are described below
Be at least four weeks in continuous duration (INMED offers an exception to the four-week requirement. If accepted into the Service-Learning Reduced Duration Pathway, the requirement is reduced to at least two weeks on location followed by composing a quality improvement project)

Supervisor Qualifications

Potential supervisors of INMED Service-Learning students must:

Complete the Supervisor Agreement to Oversee INMED Learners Form
Submit to INMED a professional resume or curriculum vitae for consideration
Be fully licensed to practice their profession in their nation
Possess as least five years of professional experience
Guarantee continuous supervision of the INMED learner
Promptly submit an evaluation of the INMED learner at completion of the experience
Higher consideration will be given to potential INMED Supervisors with research, publication and academic teaching experience

Cost

View the cost details for the Graduate Diploma Program that is most appropriate for your credentials. Master’s Degree learners are subject to MIH tuition rates.

Application Fee

$100 – Application Fee for Graduate Diploma in International Medicine & Public Health or

$100 – Application fee for Graduate Diploma in International Nursing & Public Health or

$100 – Application Fee for Graduate Diploma in International Public Health

(Note: no service-learning application fee for MIH participants)

Graduate Certificate Course Tuition

$1475 for the Graduate Certificate Course in International Medicine & Public Health or

$1475 for the Graduate Certificate Course in International Nursing & Public Health or

$1475 for the Graduate Certificate Course in International Public Health or

(Note: Tuition for Master’s degree credit is $2950)

Service-Learning Approval Fee

$600 for Medicine & Public Health Service-Learning approval or

$600 for Nursing & Public Health Service-Learning approval or

$600 for Public Health Service-Learning approval or

(Note: Tuition for Master’s degree credit is $1,475)

Process

1) Submit service-learning site location & description (or reference to a website that fully describes the facility) and service-learning dates for approval by INMED.

Provide supervisor contact information
Dates must be 4 weeks minimum (2 weeks is acceptable for practicing professionals)

2) Complete the appropriate Graduate Certificate Course:

Graduate Certificate Course in International Medicine & Public Health or
Graduate Certificate Course in International Nursing & Public Health or
Graduate Certificate Course in International Public Health

3) Submit the Diploma Application online or Master’s Degree Service-Learning Application online.

4) Pay Service-Learning Approval Fee/Tuition

Send INMED your International Flight Itinerary, and we can provide travel/ liability insurance (for medical personnel) for up to 35 days, and registration with the U.S. State Department.

5) Upon return, submit the following documentation to INMED (we will provide the templates for these documents):

INMED Essay
Supervisor Evaluation
INMED Evaluation
Presentation Outline

6) Once these documents are evaluated to satisfaction, you will receive the diploma by mail and will be eligible to use the credentials corresponding to your diploma:

DIMPH (Graduate Diploma in International Medicine & Public Health) or
DINPH (Graduate Diploma in International Nursing & Public Health) or
DIPH (Graduate Diploma in International Public Health) or
For MIH learners, once approved, the Service Learning Experience will count toward your progress in the MIH

Questions? Please contact Amy Gilmore at [email protected].

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