International Health Service Collaborative students helping build latrines in Dominican Republic 
Planting seedling trees in India About the International Programs Office
In cooperation with USF's Dean of International Affairs, USF Health's International Programs Office:
- Establishes study abroad, service learning and field placement sites for USF Health students. Our students have conducted field work in a wide range of countries, including Panama, India, Venezuela, Belize, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Ecuador, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, Costa Rica, Barbados, Bolivia, the Philippines, Thailand, South Africa, and Ethiopia.
- Serves as the academic family for international students studying at USF Health, helping them make the transition, negotiate obstacles and connect with mentors and colleagues in a new home away from home.
- Advises on strategies to bring potential partners together, and develops and implements agreements for international education and research projects.
Drs. Klasko, DeBaldo and Crummett
meeting with partners in Panama - Provides direction and support for curriculum development related to global health.
- Through workshops and seminars fosters skills needed for success in the global arena, including cultural competency, leadership and ethics, and awareness of safety issues.
We welcome any ideas you may have about strengthening the international dimension of USF Health. We are building the prototype for integrating health in Tampa, Florida. And we want to improve health around the world.
Stephen K. Klasko, MD, MBA
Vice President, USF Health
Dean, College of Medicine
Ann C. DeBaldo, PhD
Associate Vice President, International Programs, USF Health
Associate Dean, International Programs, College of Public Health
John Sinnott, MD, FACP Associate Dean, International Affairs College of Medicine
Sandra Cadena, PhD, ARNP Director, Global Health, College of Nursing
Vice President, USF Health
Dean, College of Medicine
Ann C. DeBaldo, PhD
Associate Vice President, International Programs, USF Health
Associate Dean, International Programs, College of Public Health
John Sinnott, MD, FACP Associate Dean, International Affairs College of Medicine
Sandra Cadena, PhD, ARNP Director, Global Health, College of Nursing
EXAMPLES OF USF HEALTH'S GLOBAL HEALTH
OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES
- Department of Global Health, College of Public Health, hosts the Peace Corps Master's International Program
- Center for HIV/AIDS Research and Training in India
- Global Center for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Action
- International Health Services Collaborative unites students from public health, medicine and nursing
- College of Public Health helping develop community based programs in India, more...
- Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions includes an initiative for translational health research
- Educational programs through Panama's City of Knowledge (Ciudad del Saber)
- Collaborative research and educational exchange with University of Malaysia
- Summer Session in Epidemiology cosponsored by USF and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
- USF as a destination of choice for Fulbright scholars