Global Health Service Learning Project

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I am seeking funding for an eight-week-long global health service learning project in Lusaka, Zambia. During this time, I will be participating in a homestay experience in Lusaka. This project will consist of three main components: research, shadowing, and service, which will serve to not only expand and enrich my understanding of global health, but also to empower the communities that I will be working with. In preparation for this program, I am currently enrolled in a pre-departure seminar, which is introducing me to Zambia’s culture, history, geography, and health systems. In this seminar, I am also working with my advisors to narrow down a topic for my research project and meeting other members of my cohort. During the research component of this program, I will be working closely with the South African Institute for Policy Research (SAIPAR) and various NGOs in order to complete a field research project. At SAIPAR, I will have the opportunity to be mentored by many people who are experts in their fields. While I am still working on finalizing my research topic with my advisors at SAIPAR and Cornell, I have indicated my interest to work in maternal and child health, specifically female reproductive health. I am interested in researching how to improve healthcare …show more content…

This program will improve my research skills by teaching me how to conduct all parts of the research process, from proposing a topic and formulating a hypothesis to collecting the data and analyzing the results. The unique research paper and presentation requirements of this project will improve my scientific communication skills by teaching me how to properly write and present a research paper to SAIPAR, NGOs, and relevant stakeholders. I look forward to applying the skills I learn during this project to the research I do with a global health research group on

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