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| Work & Travel |
| Medical Electives |
In developing countries, students will witness diseases and conditions that have long been eradicated from the First World, such as leprosy and polio. Due to a lack of both general health education and money to pay for treatment, the cases that they will see will tend to be far more advanced than their counterparts in western hospitals. The programs could last between 6 weeks to an entire year.
Most electives last six weeks and can be done any time during the year.
The underlying concept is to invite medical students from the West to the backward/ underdeveloped/ developing countries like Kenya, Tanzania and Nepal as part of their ongoing studies at their respective universities or their Professional Development Plan (PDP).
The priorities are:
To show a range of conditions which they are unlikely to have seen in practice in Europe and U.S.A
To offer a professional package with excellent back-up and options.
To impart invaluable experience in prioritizing the available limited resources.
To involve the Westerners with communities in planning and developing health promotion programs with scope for multi-disciplinary teamwork and leadership skills.
To develop personal, financial and organizational skills, while remaining sensitive to environmental, social and cultural issues.
To make Westerners part of programs increases the profile of healthcare in the community.
To make them understand the psychological implications of HIV, hepatitis and other socio-economic maladies.
The student’s experience should be as compact and comprehensive as possible and there ought to be safe access to good supervision, staff back-up and integration into the local community.
Medical elective programs offer medical placements to students interested in combination with their experiences of differing lifestyles, cultures and medical treatment in developing countries. Efforts are made to integrate the medical students with the community and provide security and support through the very strong network of representatives and staff.
Medical elective placements are available in countries like Argentina, Bolivia, China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Peru and Sri Lanka. Specialties are available in areas like anesthesia, chemical pathology, dermatology, E.N.T, hematology, microbiology, neurology, orthopedics, pediatrics, pathology to name a few.
In most cases the coordinating organizations provide accommodation, transport and other basic facilities including a monetary allowance. |
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