Bucknell University Pre-Health Blog

For any students interested in studying international health, community development and sustainability, the Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP) in Jamkhed, India is offering a three-week practicum course from mid-June to early July, 2017. Since 1970, CRHP has catalyzed health and development programs through direct investment in local communities, leading to dramatic improvements in the health and empowerment of marginalized communities. Having trained more than 2,700 people from over 100 countries, and more than 28,000 domestic health workers within India, CRHP has rooted its community-based primary health care model across the world. Through this summer practicum, students will have the opportunity to gain experience in health, community development and sustainability through site visits, program observation, and seminars.  For more information on the summer course, please advise interested students to visit our webpage at http://jamkhed.org/training/ or send...

We are pleased to introduce UMMS-Baystate Health; a partnership of UMASS School of Medicine, Baystate Health Care and UMass Amherst. UMMS-Baystate Health is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and will be a regional campus of the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine. We are also introducing the Population-based Urban and Rural Community Health (PURCH) Track.  The PURCH Track will immerse students in clinical settings where they will develop skills in the practice of urban and rural primary care and the research of population health, health disparities, and social determinants of health, wellness and disease prevention.   The UMMS-Baystate PURCH track: ·          Will matriculate 25 students per year beginning with the entering medical school class matriculating in 2017.  ·          Offers an integrated educational experience: o    Basic science y...

For any students interested in studying international health and community development, the Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP) is offering a three-week practicum course in Jamkhed, India from mid-June to early July. Since 1970, CRHP has catalyzed health and development programs through direct investment in local communities, leading to dramatic improvements in the health and empowerment of marginalized communities. Having trained more than 2,700 people from over 100 countries, and more than 28,000 domestic health workers within India, CRHP has rooted its community-based primary care model across the world. Through this summer practicum, students will have the opportunity to gain experience in health and development through site visits, program observation, and seminars.  For more information on the summer course, please advise interested students to visit our webpage  here  or send an email to  ravi@jamkhed.org . Sincerely, Ravi Aro...