Global Health Education Program

Chamberlain Care® World Wide

Change the World and Your Life

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel restrictions, all GHEP clinical immersion experiences are postponed until further notice. At this time, we are not accepting applications. Please visit this site again in early 2021 for an update on the 2021 GHEP schedule.

Any questions may be directed to ssawchuk@chamberlain.edu or amasterson@chamberlain.edu.

Advance your nursing skills as you venture beyond the classroom and local community and gain clinical experience through a full spectrum social and cause-related nursing service trips. See firsthand the impact possible as you personally contribute to transforming healthcare delivery at a global level.

The Global Health Education Project can be done in place of the Multiculturalism in Healthcare - Special Populations course requirement, so students can receive course credit as well as the educational experience of a lifetime.*

Scholarship Opportunity

Apply for the Global Health Education Program Scholarship through the Empower Scholarship Fund

Scholarship Application

This is your chance to:

  • Expand your education and gain a deeper understanding of cultural and socioeconomic differences.
  • Travel internationally
  • Earn up to seven credit hours for NR-441: Community Health Nursing - International and INT-351: Multiculturalism in Healthcare-Special Populations** (3-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program students only)

*The Global Health Education Program is subject to availability based on campus location. 
**INT351 Multiculturalism in Healthcare-Special Populations available only to students currently enrolled in the 129 curriculum.

Download the Application

Access the student application (PDF) or visit my.chamberlain.edu

Complete and Send Application

Complete the application and email to globalhealthprogram@chamberlain.edu

Double-check full requirements

Confirm that you meet Chamberlain's pre-licensure requirements

Pre-Licensure Student Application Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program students must have successfully completed NR-324/NR-325
  • A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Copy of Degree Works
  • Two faculty recommendations
  • In-person interview with Global Health Education Program Experience lead faculty

Alumni Application Requirements

Faculty Application Requirement

  • Permission from Campus President
  • Employed with Chamberlain for a minimum of one year
  • Complete and submit this application/questionnaire
I came prepared to change lives and left having changed my own.
MaryBSN Student

Resources

Brazil-Salvador

January/February 2020
Lead Faculty: Nan Masterson, EdD, MPH, RN (amasterson@chamberlain.edu)
Length of Trip: Two Weeks
Open to 10-12 nursing students

This two-week experience will be spent working in urban and rural areas, partnered with Wyden Brazil nursing students working in a variety of clinical settings.

Application deadline: All seats filled.

Kenya

March 2020
Lead Faculty: Sheri Sawchuk, DNP, MSN, NP-C, APRN (ssawchuk@chamberlain.edu)
Length of Trip: Two Weeks
Open to 20 nursing students

This intense two-week experience will be spent working in the urban area of Nairobi. Clinical days include home visits and education programs. Experience will culminate with a safari.

Application deadline: All seats filled.

Brazil – Recife/Caruaru

May 2020
Trip Cancelled

India

July 2020
Trip Cancelled. 

Kenya

September 2020
Trip Cancelled.

India

November 2020
Trip Cancelled.

Student Disability Accommodations

If you wish to request accommodation for a disability or impairment, contact the Office of Student Disability Services at adaofficer@chamberlain.edu upon acceptance into the Global Health Education Program.

If a student needs to request an accommodation to complete the application process or to participate in the Global Health Education Program, he/she should reach out to the Office of Student Disability Services.

Accommodation Request FAQs

If I require an accommodation due to a disability, what do I need to do if I am selected?

Please contact the Office of Student Disability Services to initiate the accommodation request process.

Phone: 855-229-0848
Fax: 630-596-1651 
Email: adaofficer@chamberlain.edu

When should I request an ADA Accommodation Request Form?

For an accommodation requested for Global Health Education Program study abroad trip, students should initiate the request process as soon as possible after their acceptance into the program.

Students think they’re going to help save the world, but they come away receiving more than they ever could have given – a greater confidence in their abilities and a real sense of purpose.
Susan Fletcher, EdD, MSN (r), RN  Professor Emeritus, Global Health Education Program