Among medical trainees, interest in international health experiences is at an all-time high. In the past 25 years, the percentage of graduating North American medical students who have participated in global health electives has risen from 6 percent to almost 30 percent [1, 2]. Involvement in international health experiences has also increased among resident physicians. In our own pediatrics residency program at the University of Washington, the percentage of residents reporting participation in an international health experience has almost doubled in the past 10 years, from 32 percent to 58 percent, and the majority of residents who report this type of experience prior to residency express interest in similar experiences during residency as well.