Belize Global Health Experience

Nurse taking blood pressure while two other nurses observe.

UB nursing students worked in villages in need of basic medical care, including Santa Familia and Blackman Eddy, in 2016.

UB's  interactive interprofessional experience in Belize prepares nursing and pharmacy students to care for the global population and examine factors that contribute to health disparities and their impact on the global community. 

Details and Cost

Dates

Jan. 11-Jan. 19, 2025

Cost: Approximately $2,800

International Student Learning provides the following:
  • Customized itinerary pre-travel support
  • Ground transportation
  • Lodging and two meals per day
  • Purified drinking water
  • ISL staff support
  • Project supplies as needed
  • Educational seminars cultural and recreational activities

Activities

  • Learn about Belize's culture
  • House visits assessing living conditions and need for acute care
  • Set up and participate in health clinic
Passport required.

Application Deadline: June 21, 2024

Apply via the Global Health Experience Application

About Belize

Zoom image: Xunantunich Ancient Mayan archeological site in western Belize. A group poses at Myan ruins in Belize.

Xunantunich Ancient Mayan archeological site in western Belize.

  • Location: Central America, east coast
  • Size: 8,800 sq mi (22,800 sq km)
  • Climate: Tropical
  • Capital: Belmopan
  • Population: ~340,800
  • Official Language: English
  • Other Languages: Kriol (Belizean Creole), Garifuna, Mandarin, Spanish, Maya


Program Contact information

Molli Oldenburg, DNP, RN, FNP-C

Program Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Program; Global Initiatives Coordinator; Clinical Associate Professor

324 Wende Hall

Phone: 716-829-2303

Email: mmo3@buffalo.edu