Belize: South University PA Program
🌍 Global Health Impact Presents 🌍
Rural Reach: Clinical Insight & Global Health Experience
An international, group trip designed for PA students and healthcare professionals seeking meaningful patient exposure, cultural awareness, and real-world global health experience. Join us on a short-term global health trip to Belize, where you’ll provide essential clinical care in rural medicine.Â
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Why Join Us in Belize?
✨ Build Clinical Confidence
Gain hands-on experience in rural medicine while shadowing and assisting healthcare professionals across multiple clinical settings.
🌎 Strengthen Your Global Health Lens
Gain invaluable experience in global health and understand the realities of healthcare delivery in underserved communities and learn how cultural, social, and economic factors shape patient care.
🤝 Impact Lives
Use your skills and compassion to bring hope and healing to those in desperate need, participating in a movement that changes lives and communities.
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What You’ll Experience
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Participate in rural clinical care in community clinics by working alongside local healthcare professionals
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Learn how rural medicine functions with limited resources
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Teach in local schools, educating communities on health practices and preventative care
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Learn directly from Belizean professionals about their experiences
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Engage in community-building and education
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Improve sustainability for communitiesÂ
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Build lifelong friendships and experience the jungle and beach of Belize
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Trip Cost: $2,800
Includes:
âś“ Airfare
âś“ Housing
âś“ Two meals a day
âś“ In country ground transportation
âś“ Clinic supplies
âś“ Travel insurance
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đź“… Trip Itinerary
Saturday – Arrival & Welcome
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Arrive in Belize City (BZE)
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Transfer to lodging, lunch at Belize Zoo (optional)
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Evening: Orientation, team introduction, safety briefing, and welcome dinner
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Sunday – Cultural Immersion
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Attend a local community church service
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Relax at St. Samuel's Sanctuary, take a tip in the stream
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Dinner together at the team house
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Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday – Clinical CareÂ
- Students rotate through rural clinical locations providing health services to underserved populations. Clinical responsibilities will align with student training levels. Â
Tuesday - Health Education
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Teach health in a school location
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Friday – Island Adventure Day
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Snorkeling excursion or beach excursion ($100)
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Relaxation, reflection, and celebration after a week of meaningful service
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Saturday – Departure
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Final reflection meeting and packing
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Transfer to the airport
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Departure from Belize
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Ready to Make an ImPAct?
Sign up today and be a part of something bigger than yourself.Â
Together, we can change the world, one community at a time
Financial
$2,800.00
Due 8/12/2026
| $500.00 | Deposit Donation Due 6/12/2026 | |
| $1,200.00 | Donation 2 Due 7/17/2026 | |
| $1,100.00 | Final Donation Due 8/14/2026 |
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Must not be on academic probation
- Must be willing to sign a community standards contract
Restrictions
- Must be 18 years or older to apply
Preparation
- Start Fundraising



