Global Health Fellowship

The Division of Community and Global Health Equity in the Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to offer a one-year post-graduate Fellowship in the Dominican Republic. Fellows have the extraordinary opportunity to work closely with several communities over their year of Fellowship, playing a critical role in care provision, relationship building and program development.

The goals of the Rush Global Health Fellowship are to:

• Develop life-long leaders and advocates in promoting health equity locally and globally
• Provide opportunities for service and learning in the areas of communicable and non-communicable diseases, social medicine, and systems of health care delivery in under-resourced populations
• Prepare the Fellow for a career in global health and academic hospitalist medicine, with a focus on fellow-driven areas of interest. 

Components

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For the 2026-2027 academic year Fellows will be serving communities including Oregano Grande and Duquesa. We are in the process of establishing a new community partnership, and the Global Health Fellow will be integrated into this exciting initiative.

The program consists of the following:

• Six months of service in the Dominican Republic
• Six months of hospitalist service at RUMC, including at least 2 weeks of teaching service and 50% or less of nights
• One month of vacation time included
• Participation in a community-based project with a presentation at a local or regional meeting

Salary and Benefits

The Fellow will be compensated at a PGY4 level or higher and is eligible for all Rush health benefits.

Partners

The Fellowship is made possible through a long-term partnership between Community Empowerment (CE) and Rush. CE is an NGO that works with local leadership in underserved communities to provide essential health care, while fostering the development of self-sustaining health care systems. Currently, there are three partner communities in the Dominican Republic.