Georgetown University | School of Nursing and Health Studies

Department of International Health

Students are financially responsible for: Students are required to:
Passport
• Visa cannot be processed Obtain a cell phone
Georgetown Tuition without a valid passport

Provide contact information

Visa GU Educational
• Internship coordinator will Abroad Insurance
aid in obtaining the • Mandatory, automatically
necessary visas enrolled Keep boarding passes for travel
reimbursement

Housing overseas Travel

• Arranged through the host • The department will Adhere to instructions by
institution reimburse two-thirds the
travel expenses faculty, preceptors, and
program coordinator
• Gain first hand experience with a • Weekly on Georgetown University
foreign health care system Digital Commons Blog
• Develop an in-depth understanding
of the challenges of providing
Blogs • Personal reflection in a foreign
culturally sensitive services
environment
• Obtain a basic understanding of field • Research project
research methodologies

Objective • Health care organization, services

and/or provisions of the host
Two papers country (due at the 4th week)
• Empirical or policy research (or
• 14 weeks (optional extra week for equivalent) paper
mid-semester break)
• Starting dates will vary depending on
location

Formal • To your preceptor at the

conclusion of the internship
research • Upon returning to Georgetown
Duration presentation University
Unless otherwise specified by your preceptor:
 Cover letter- Title, Name, Date
 Table of contents
 Proper headings and paragraphs
 Page numbers
 Double-spaced
 Proper references
 Format style- APA, MLA, Chicago
 Clean, publishable paper
 Refer to academic journals
 Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, American
Journal of Public Health
 Register with the US Embassy upon arrival
 Adhere to State Department travel advice
 Obtain cell phones and contact numbers
 Provide contact information
 Cell phone number
 Accommodation address
 Notify preceptor, faculty advisor and internship coordinator
 Respect national laws and customs
 Do not violate conditions set forth in Forms A & B
 Department of International Health/ NHS reserves the right to cancel all
or part of the internship abroad at any time if necessitated by unforeseen
circumstances
 The Chair of the Department of International Health or his designee may
withdraw students from the internship abroad for a violation of these
rules or for conduct that could bring the program into disrepute