Overview
Description
This elective offers fourth-year medical students a supervised clinical and cultural experience in an international healthcare setting. Students will engage in patient care, observe healthcare delivery in a global context, and explore challenges in cross-cultural medicine.
Units
Independent Study2
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- apply clinical skills and professional behaviors appropriate for working in low-resourced healthcare settings.
- analyze and explain the processes involved in a multidisciplinary quality improvement initiative aimed at improving healthcare outcomes regionally and nationally.
- actively engage in clinical and/or research activities within the selected medical specialty, contributing to quality improvement initiatives in collaboration with the local hospital or program, while demonstrating professionalism, adaptability, and respect for local healthcare practices.