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Resources for Medical Students, Family Practice Residents, and Their Advisors

While this guide can provide you with the "where" and the "what" the resources in this section can help you and your advisor with the "how" questions of preparing for an international experience, receiving academic credit, and identifying funding for it.

Publications and Web Sites

• The IHMEC Guidebook: Advising Medical Students and Residents for International Health Experiences
  International Health Medical Education Consortium
  www.ihmec.org
• Physicians and Students Guide to International Health Opportunities
• International Health: A Manual for Advisors and Students
  The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
  www.stfm.org
• Bringing International Health Home: A Guide to Applying International Health Principles to Underserved Communities at Home
• Creative Funding for International Electives
• International Health Electives for Medical Students
• A Student's Guide to International Health
  American Medical Student Association
  www.amsa.org
• American Medical Student Association International Health Elective Web Page
  http://www.amsa.org/global/ih/intlintro.cfm