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Honduras

Join Capstone Scholars as we partner with the School of Medicine to Honduras for spring break, March 7 - March 14. You will get the opportunity to learn directly from medical students and doctors as you help to run a clinic in Honduras. Our leaders, Dr. Mark Humphrey and Dr. Lucy Rinehuls, will give you direct experience working in a clinic in a country of need. Working side-by-side with medical professionals, you will provide "hands-on healthcare" through collecting patient health care histories, obtaining vital signs, performing diagnostic tests, and dispensing medications. In the evenings, you will participate in reflection and discussion exercises about the impacts of global health and how to provide responsible care. This is a perfect for those willing to embrace Capstone Scholars' personal challenge and are looking to gain valuable medical clinic experience while abroad. *This program is open to second-year Capstone Scholars and Capstone Fellows only. 

Program Overview

  • Duration: March 7-14, 2027
  • Course: INTL 250 Global Health in Honduras
  • Course credit:  1 hour
  • Program Leaders: Dr. Mark Humphrey

Highlights

  • Hands-on experience in a rural clinic
  • Kayak excursion 
  • Experience a coffee plantation
  • Networking with medical students and doctors from the USC School of Medicine 

Costs

Program fee: roughly $2,800 before any Capstone Scholars Program funding is included. Once a student's application for the program is accepted, they will automatically be eligible for the Capstone Scholars Adventure Grant which will reduce the program fee to roughly $1,800.

Includes:

  • Airfare
  • Accommodations in Honduras
  • Group meals, including breakfast for all days
  • Excursions and clinical supplies
  • Local Guide with 24/7 language support
  • 2 Program Leaders from the School of Medicine

Does not include:

  • University required insurance, Education Abroad application fee ($250), 1 credit hour of tuition (if you're 17+ credits for the Spring semester), passport, meals not covered in the itnerary, and personal spending.

Information Sessions

These are a great chance to meet your program leaders, learn about the application process and more of what to expect from the program. Attendance is not mandatory in order to apply! 

October 1 - 4:00-5:00pm at the Capstone Scholars Program office (13 Gibbes Ct)

October 28 - 4:00-5:00pm (virtual)

Application

Application will open in October 2026

Contact Us

If you have further questions about this opportunity, feel free to email James Jacocks

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