You Don’t Have to Travel to Start Making an Impact
When students picture making a difference in the field of global health, their minds often jump straight to international travel. Flying across the world to work alongside rural health clinics…
Chapters & Students
Why the World Can Become Your Classroom Through Field Education
Textbooks are of course an excellent learning tool for laying the foundations of medical knowledge, but they can never fully capture the human reality of working in global healthcare. While…
How to Bring Global Health and Service to Your Campus
For students passionate about medicine and social justice, making a tangible impact on global health equity does not have to wait until graduation or your next travel experience. Real change…
From 40 to 135 Travelers: The U of K Chapter Growth Playbook
Building a student organization from just a modest group of dedicated members into a massive on-campus movement requires more than simply hanging flyers and spreading the word around campus. Across…
How to Start a MEDLIFE Chapter at Your University
Starting a student organization on campus is one of the most rewarding ways to develop leadership skills while driving real social change. If you are passionate about health equity, public…
Why Cultural Humility Is Replacing Cultural Competence
In clinical training for healthcare related fields, learning how to interact with diverse populations has traditionally focused on mastering cultural norms, customs, and health beliefs. For years, health programs trained…
The Best Budget Travel Tips For Students
Traveling abroad as a student is one of the most rewarding experiences you can have. Traveling is a way to expand your mind by experiencing different cultures, languages, and ways…
The Cheapest Countries to Visit While Building Your Volunteer Hours
Doing service work abroad in order to gain volunteer hours shouldn’t mean draining your savings. It’s smart to explore some of the cheapest countries to visit that will allow you…
Save Up to $630 When You Book MEDLIFE’s 2 Brand-New South America Student Travel Packages!
Are you looking to turn your next break into a life-changing journey of service and travel? We are happy to announce we are now offering two new multi-week student travel…
Where to Meet New Friends Who Care About Global Health and Service
Starting a new semester or searching for your crowd on campus can feel overwhelming and like a never-ending quest. Many students find themselves wondering where to meet new friends who…
Does Volunteering Count as Work Experience?
If you have a passion for service and are entering the job market, switching careers, or trying to fill a gap in your resume, you have most likely asked yourself:…
Where to Find Volunteer Work That Matches Your Career Goals
Volunteering in and of itself is a selfless gesture that should always stem from a desire to do good in the world, but it can also be one of the…