CSIH International Internships

Self-Sponsored Internships

CSIH is launching a new program to assist students and recent graduates able to subsidize their own overseas work experience. For a modest administrative fee, CSIH will arrange short and long-term work placements with overseas partner organizations, including international and national health organizations, NGOs, UN agencies and foreign Ministries of Health. CSIH will: match applicants with appropriate host organizations; work with overseas partners to develop mutually beneficial internship parameters; provide pre-departure training and mentorship; monitor placements to ensure participants’ objectives are met; mediate on behalf of interns and work with overseas partners to ensure personal safety and security. Participants will make tangible contributions to strengthening health systems and meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other global health targets in low and middle income countries (LMICs). They will also gain valuable organizational awareness and experience in Global Health. For details see Global Citizens for Global Health program.

Paid Internships

While CSIH has historically been able to secure funding for paid internships in international health, there are no paid internships available through CSIH at the present time. Please check this website periodically or write to internship@csih.org  to receive notification when opportunities are available. Please note that paid internships offered by CSIH are generally supported by government youth employment programs and restricted to Canadian citizens and permanent residents 30 years of age or younger, who are unemployed or underemployed and not in receipt of unemployment benefits.

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