Belize: University of Florida

Rural Care Immersion: University of Florida students and faculty are invited to partner with Global Health Impact on a short-term global health immersion to Belize, serving rural communities through home visits, adult and pediatric clinical care, and community-based health education.

This experience blends hands-on clinical service, cultural immersion, and interprofessional collaboration, while addressing critical health gaps in underserved rural regions.

Why Join This Experience?

Transform Lives
Provide compassionate, patient-centered care to individuals and families with limited access to healthcare—meeting patients where they live through clinics and home visits.

Grow as a Clinician
Strengthen your skills in adult medicine, pediatrics, preventive care, and rural health, while learning how social determinants shape health outcomes globally.

Learn Through Service
Work alongside local healthcare professionals, educators, and community leaders listening to their stories, honoring their expertise, and building sustainable relationships.

Represent UF Globally
Serve as an ambassador of service, excellence, and cultural humility while advancing UF’s mission in global engagement and rural health.

What You’ll Do in Belize

• Provide adult and pediatric clinical care in rural community clinics

• Participate in home visits to assess health needs, access barriers, and family dynamics

• Support urgent care and primary care services

• Deliver health education focused on prevention, nutrition, and chronic disease

• Teach age-appropriate health lessons in local middle and high schools

• Assist with prenatal and postpartum support to promote healthy birth outcomes

• Collaborate with local clinicians and community partners in culturally responsive care

Your impact continues beyond the trip—through education, capacity-building, and sustainable community partnerships.

Trip Investment: $2,800

Includes:

• Round-trip airfare

• Housing

• All meals

• Ground transportation

• Clinic and medical supplies

• Travel insurance

Saturday – Arrival

• Arrival in Belize City (BZE)

• Transfer to accommodations

• Evening: Group orientation and welcome dinner

Sunday – Cultural Immersion

• Community church service and Clinical Care 

• Group dinner and reflection

Monday & Wednesday – Community & Clinical Care

Students rotate through:

• Rural Community Clinic

• Urgent Care Services

• Home Visits (adult & pediatric patients)

Tuesday – School & Community Education

• Health education sessions at two local schools

• Interactive lessons tailored to community needs

Thursday – Classroom Health Education

• Expanded community-based health workshops

• Preventive care and wellness education

Friday – Belize Cultural Experience

• Rest, reflection, and cultural exploration

Saturday – Departure

• Final team meeting and debrief

• Transfer to airport for return travel

Travel Preparation & Safety

Participants are encouraged to review current travel guidance from the U.S. Department of State prior to departure:

🔗 Belize International Travel Information
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Belize.html

Ready to Make an ImPAct?

This is more than a trip—it’s an opportunity to serve with purpose, learn with humility, and lead through action.

Join us in Belize and help strengthen rural health, one home, one patient, one community at a time.