Short Term & Independent Programs
Penn Nursing offers our students a wide variety of ways to engage globally, whether for academic credit or to gain real-world experience.
Our many short-term and independent study opportunities can be pursued for the simple joy of exploration or to fulfill a global health minor or sector requirement. You will find offerings exclusive to our Nursing students and others that are available across the Penn campus.
Penn Nursing Sponsored Opportunities
17 partner schools on 5 continents
Multinational Virtual Nursing and Midwifery Exchange on Response to the Climate Crisis and Sustainable Healthcare
All undergraduate and graduate students are eligible
Chile
Penn Global Seminar: Comparing Health Care Systems in an Intercultural Context: Health and the Healthcare System in Chile
This course is open to undergraduates only
China
Penn Global Seminar: Exploring Traditional Chinese Medicine
Any undergraduate student (juniors and seniors preferred)
France
Independent Study: MICEFA – Public Health & Medicine: The French Model
Rising juniors, seniors, and graduate students
Hong Kong, SAR, China
NURS5350 Comparative Elder Care - Hong Kong and the World
All undergraduate and graduate students are welcome
Thailand
Comparing Health Systems in an Intercultural Context: Thailand and the US
Undergraduates with clinical experience and all graduate students
Trinidad & Tobago
Gender-Based Violence and Gender Health Disparities in Trinidad & Tobago: A Service-Learning Experience
Rising juniors, seniors, and graduate students
Beyond Penn Nursing
India
Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI) Summer Internships
Eligibility varies by internship
Multiple Countries
Penn Abroad: Global Research & Internship Program
Eligibility varies by internship
Multiple Countries
Penn Abroad: Penn Global Seminars
Open to full-time, degree-seeking Penn undergraduates
Multiple Countries
Pulitzer Center International Reporting Student Fellowship
Full-time Students in Bachelors and Masters Degree Programs
