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Q: Can you speak with our risk management office?

Yes. See risk management and student safety , and call us to arrange a direct conversation.

Tell us what you want to build and we will put together a proposal.

Common Ground International runs faculty-led programs and global health rotations for universities and health-professions schools in Costa Rica and Ecuador. If you are considering a program, the fastest way forward is a short conversation about what you need.

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What to Include When You Reach Out

The more of this you can tell us up front, the more useful our first proposal will be:

Your institution and program, and the discipline involved

Approximate group size, even a range is useful

The term you are targeting, and how much flexibility you have on dates

Program length you have in mind, or the block your calendar allows

What the program has to accomplish, academically and otherwise

Whether credit is involved, and what your institution requires to award it

Whether a faculty member will lead, and how involved they want to be

Anything that has to be true for your office to approve it

If you do not have answers to all of these yet, reach out anyway. Working out the shape of a program is part of what we do.

What Happens Next

1. We talk

A short call to understand what you are trying to build and whether we are the right fit. If we are not, we will say so.

2. We build a proposal

Structure, academic components, in-country logistics, staffing, and per-student cost with inclusions stated plainly.

3. We refine it

Most programs go through a couple of rounds before they are right.

4. Your office reviews

We will provide whatever documentation your risk, legal, or international programs office requires, and we are happy to speak with them directly.

5. You go to market

Once the program is approved, you recruit and we prepare the ground.

What You Should Know About Us

4.94 / 5

across 131 participant reviews of our medical Spanish immersion program

We are a healthcare and global health specialist rather than a general study abroad provider. Our programs are CME and CE accredited. We have run in the same two locations, Santo Domingo de Heredia in Costa Rica and Cuenca in Ecuador, long enough to have deep local relationships. Every program includes 24 hour in-country leadership and daily supervision.

Frequently Asked Questions

How soon will we hear back?

Reach out and we will get back to you promptly to schedule a conversation.

What information do you need to start?

Discipline, approximate group size, target term, and what the program needs to accomplish. Everything else can be worked out.

Is there a cost to request a proposal?

No. Proposals are free.

How far ahead should we plan?

As early as you can. Institutional approvals, recruitment, and in-country arrangements all take longer than expected, and placements are committed well in advance.

Can you speak with our risk management office?

Yes. See risk management and student safety, and call us to arrange a direct conversation.

Submit Your Program Inquiry

Schedule a call or send us your program details and we will follow up to schedule a conversation.