International Service Learning: Experiential Education

The intent of this podcast is to "share the voices of international service" by "hearing" from those that have stepped out of their comfort zones to make a difference internationally, while also dealing with the issues and challenges of such endeavors. Guests will include those that have participated in international service-learning trips; whether it be medical, faith-based, community engagement, disaster relief, education, etc.

Additionally, we will have guests that are industry leaders and professionals in healthcare, education, study abroad, spirituality, policy, and service as well as those living in the countries being served. By enabling the "voices of international service" to be "heard" we hope to motivate and inspire others to consider participating in an international service-learning trip ... and by doing so make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate.

I am Dr. Patrick Hickey (aka Dr. H as my students refer to me) and it is my honor to be the host of this podcast. I have done 20+ years of international service in a variety of roles. Most recently, as a university professor, I have taken many cohorts of healthcare focused students to developing countries to render healthcare as needed, and by doing so we made a huge difference in the lives of those in need. While rendering healthcare we often collaborated with other cohorts of non-medical groups also providing service; together we worked towards common goals of providing much needed care. Post trip I have seen the pictures and/or videos posted on social media by my students and those in other cohorts, and while they do a great job of showing our activities, I always felt that there was something missing ... the voices of those providing the service.

In November 2025 I started the podcast (International Service Learning: Experiential Education) in order to "share the voices of international service".

Podcasting since 2025 • 33 episodes

International Service Learning: Experiential Education

Latest Episodes

From Peace Corps To International Affairs: How Service Learning Shapes Global Careers (Original Release 2/16)

The fastest way to misunderstand international service is to treat it like a trip. We sit down with Chrissie, a returned Peace Corps volunteer who served in Senegal and now works as a Director of International Affairs, to unpack what actually m...

July 20, 2026 • 42:33

Organ Donation, Global Service, And A Med School Journey (Original Release 1/19)

Organ donation sounds simple until you see what it actually requires: a family facing the worst day of their lives, a hospital balancing end-of-life care with dignity, and teams flying in from across the country to recover and transplant organs...

July 13, 2026 • 43:09

A Trip To Kenya Reframed What Nursing Means (Original Release 3/23)

You can be clinically prepared and still feel unprepared the moment you meet the need face to face. I’m Dr. Patrick “Dr. H” Hickey, and I sit down with Camila, an ICU nurse and case manager in Texas who took a faith-based medical mission trip t...

July 06, 2026 • 45:36

Build a Medical Career by Serving Abroad (Original Release 5/26)

One week abroad can do what years of “checking the boxes” can’t: it can make medicine feel real. We sit down with Bryce, a University of South Carolina grad and paid cardiology medical scribe, to talk about the moment international service lear...

June 29, 2026 • 35:59

A Gap Year Service Learning Trip To Belize Confirms a Future as an MD (Original Release 4/20)

A blood pressure reading of 200/100. A patient who listens, nods, and still chooses not to go to the hospital because of faith. That single moment in Belize forces a bigger question than “What’s the right treatment?” It asks, “How do we care fo...

June 22, 2026 • 38:35