The elective focuses on collaborating with the Institute for Rural Health Studies (IRHS), a 501 (c)(3) organization based out of Hyderabad, Telangana, to improve healthcare delivery for women and children in rural India. IRHS identified the following focus areas for collaboration with medical students: Cervical screening, breast cancer screening, educating girls about their health in a local school for girls with limited social support, and education for local health care providers regarding nutrition in pediatric populations. Students will identify at least one area of focus and, with the guidance of the organization and the elective director, contribute to one of these projects.