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Health Education & Advocacy Liaisons (HEAL)

• Regions/Countries Served:
  • Central America
  • Honduras
• Type(s) of Opportunities Available:
  • Volunteer
• Occupations Needed/Available:
  • Clinical Med. Students
  • Preclinical Med. Students
  • Public Health Workers
  Undergraduates are also accepted into the internship program.
• Medical Specialties:
  • Pediatrics
• Contact Information:
  • Contact Person: Erin Dizon, Stephanie Hwang, Natalie Ramos
  • Email: healinternship@gmail.com
  • Telephone: 510-364-6460
  • Website Address: http://globalhealing.org/projects/rvpcinterns/
• Costs/Funding:
  • No program fee is charged.
• Additional Information:
  • Language Requirement:
    • Fluent Spanish
    • Interns must be comfortable conversing in Spanish.
  • Time Commitment:
    • ,Three months or less
• Additional Comments:
Health Education & Advocacy Liasons (HEAL) internship gives volunteers the chance to work with physicians at the Roatan Volunteer Pediatric Clinic (RVPC) in Honduras. While on the island of Roatan, interns work in both clinical and research settings.