The Global Health elective takes Adtalem medical students to different countries for a clinical experience. See where they are going and how it changes their view of patient care.
For most students at Adtalem’s American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) and Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM), medical education comes with immersion in a new country: AUC’s locations in St. Maarten or the United Kingdom, or RUSM’s location in Barbados. Students have opportunities to learn about the health needs of their new homes through hands-on community outreach.
After students finish their first two years of medical school, most head back to the United States for clinical education in rotations at teaching hospitals. They also have the opportunity to participate in the Global Health elective that takes them for a six-week experience to Dominican Republic, India, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam or Zimbabwe.
Exposure to Medicine in Other Countries
Students who choose Zimbabwe live in apartments by the 2,000-bed Parirenyatwa Hospital. There they are exposed to patients with tropical diseases and HIV among other conditions. In central India, students live in a small village with faculty and students from Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences. There they see diseases such as dengue, malaria, tuberculosis and oral cancers from tobacco use.
As part of their study, students submit weekly reflections on their experiences. For RUSM student Negar Makhsous, her time in Vietnam deepened her cultural sensitivity and patient advocacy.
Join us as we spin the globe and peek in at the experiences of a few Adtalem medical students who made the Global Health elective part of their medical education journey.
For more information about the Global Health elective, please contact Jeffrey Anderson.
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