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The World is public radios longest-running daily global news program. Their goal is to engage domestic US audiences with international affairs through human-centered journalism that consistently connects the global to the local and builds empathy for people around the world.

Atlantis offers Pre-med students the opportunity to shadow doctors abroad across multiple medical specialties for 60+ hours. In fact, Atlantis programs give you significant clinical experience and one that is good enough to allow for the luxury of focusing more on grades during your semesters, while at the same time, refining and showcasing most of the 15 competencies that medical schools assess candidates on. This overall experience is part of why their alums can succeed in their healthcare paths post-college.

Atlantis is the global leader in healthcare experiential education in and surrounding the college years. They have run programs for almost 15 years. Additionally, Atlantis alums have gone on to attend almost all medical schools in the U.S after college. They operate short-term programs (1-10 weeks) over school breaks aimed at U.S. undergraduates and taking place primarily in the U.S. and Europe. Medical schools want three things: healthcare exposure, GPA/MCAT, and certain competencies; For that reason, Atlantis gives students the best version of the 1st, frees them to focus on the 2nd, and cultivates/shows the 3rd to medical school admissions committees.

Atlantis 360 Shadowing is a unique, time-tested model they have developed with over 100 hospital partners around the globe. Compared with regular shadowing or typical clinical experience, 360 Shadowing has far greater depth, breadth, quantity of hours, and intercultural perspective. And it takes place over college breaks, usually for a few weeks, almost always as a study abroad program in a developed-country healthcare system in one or more countries.

The Spirit Volunteer Program offers a variety of volunteer projects in Ecuador with the opportunity to live with a friendly, knowledgeable host family who will help you learn about the local culture and practice your Spanish. Working alongside locals and other volunteers worldwide will be an exciting experience. You might be right for Spirit's Volunteer in Ecuador program if you dream of experiencing the world more deeply than just being a tourist.

The BUILD Health Challenge (BUILD) invites communities with innovative ideas to address health disparities caused by systemic or social inequities.