Student Experiences

We encourage you to read these inspiring essays depicting the international experiences of some of our very own Robert Wood Johnson medical students.

*Please note the content found in student blogs and essays is representative of the author and not RWJMS.

SELECTED INDEPENDENT PROJECTS

Sri Lanka

A medical student’s encounter with healthcare in Kandy, Sri Lanka: by Alexandra Nicholas

STUDENT BLOGS

Ghana

Doris Duke Fellow conducting research in pediatric HIV,2010: by Meghan Prin

Kenya

NIH Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program,2011: by Daria Szkwarko

Other Travels

Magda Kowlcaykowski - Class of 2015 shares her experiences as she takes her "world tour" during the summer before her first year of medical school.

STUDENT ESSAYS

India

KEM Hospital and Calcutta Rescue (NGO) -India: by Jonathan Reisman

Australia

International Medical Scholar Program - Cairns, Qld, Australia: by Lee I. Kubersky

Bolivia

Child Family Health International - La Paz, Bolivia: by Alex Channing*

Costa Rica

Adventure Education Center Spanish Institute - Costa Rica: by Margarita Sergonis*

International Health Central American Institute (IHCAI)- Costa Rica: by Luba Rakhlin

International Health Central American Institute (IHCAI)- Costa Rica: by Rula Kanj

International Health Central American Institute (IHCAI)- Costa Rica: by Jaheedah Raone

Ecuador

Cachamsi Medical Spanish Institute- Ecuador: by Abha Gupta

Interhealth South America - Ecuador: by Priya Narayanan

Interhealth South America - Ecuador: by Chana Weiner

Andean Global Studies - Ecuador: by Nathaniel Hsu

Global Health Trip 2014 - Quito, Ecuador by Anita Ganti

Egypt

Al Hadra in Alexandria-Egypt : By Marianne Armanious

Guatemala

Pop Wuj - Health Services and Medical Care Program - Guatemala: by Adam Rosh

Ghana

University Hospital, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology - Ghana: by Desmond Brown

International Health Care Volunteers, Inc. (IHCV) - Ghana: by Jennifer Weidner

International Health Care Volunteers, Inc. (IHCV) - Ghana: by Mindy_Brittner

Haiti

International Health Elective - Haiti: by Guesly Delva

India

B. J. Wadia Hospital - Mumbai, India: by Charlotte Nussbaum

Himalayan Health Exchange - India: by Emily Grover

Intro to Traditional Medicine in India - India: by Seth Heckman

Jupiter Hospital/Ashray-CCDT Orphanage - India: by Priya Narayanan

King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra - India: by Chaitan Narsule

Healthcare Experience - India: by Komal Pandya

Student Scholar Program - India: by Alan Lowinger

Indonesia

International Health Elective - Birthing Center for Indonesia's Working poor: by Rajiv Arapurakal

Mozambique

Individualized Elective - Mozambique, Africa: by Denise Livingston

Pakistan

Community Medicine in Islamabad - Pakistan: by Haroon Chaudhry

Panama

Complejo Hospitalario Metropolitano - Panama: by Rajeev Dhupar

Complejo Hospitalario Metropolitano - Panama: by Steven Falowski

Peru

The Peruvian National Cancer Institute - Peru: by Michelle Khan

Ecela - Lima, Peru: by Stephanie Burgos

Proyecto Peru Centre - Peru: by Yuliya Yermolina

Departments of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati, EsSalud - Lima, Peru  by: Julie You Kwon

Spain

Hospital Miguel Servet-University of Zaragoza - Spain: by Coral Parikh*

Taiwan, Republic of China

Global Health Rotation For Medical Students of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
In Taiwan, Republic of China: David Hammer

Global Health Rotation for Medical Students of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
In Taiwan, Republic of China: Kuan Chi Lai

Global Health Rotations for Medical Students of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
In Taiwan, Republic of China: Newton Mei

GLOBAL HEALTH ROTATION FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
In Taiwan, Republic of China: David Tsai

GLOBAL HEALTH ROTATION FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
In Taiwan, Republic of China: Bo Tang

GLOBAL HEALTH ROTATION FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
In Taiwan, Republic of China: Justin Marson

GLOBAL HEALTH ROTATION FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
In Taiwan, Republic of China: Bassel Bashjawish

***POSSIBLE GLOBAL HEALTH ROTATION OPPORTUNITY IN LEARNING SURGICAL SKILLS in Tzu-Chi University, Taiwan, Republic of China called "SILENT MENTOR PROGRAM: Invasive Clinical procedure training- Soft body training program. 
see information details and application form.

Thailand

International Health Elective - Thailand: by Vivian Nwosu

Tibet

Himalayan Health Exchange - Tibet: by Shruti Fadia

Himalayan Health Exchange - Tibet: by Andrew Wang

Zambia

Adult Health Education Project - Zambia: by Chris Langhammer

The Malaria Institute at Macha - Zambia: by Jill Colabroy

SUMMER EXPERIENCES 

Australia

Gold Coast Spine- Southport Australia: by Jonathan and Uchenna 

Westmead Hospital-University of Sydney - Australia: by Chris Lakhiani

Austria

University of Graz-Colombia,2016: by Avanthi suresh

China

China Beijing International Acupunture Training Center - China: by Ben Da

China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center - China: by Liana Joa

China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center - China: by Marisa Lau

China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center - China: by Vanna Parikh

China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center - China: by Christin Kim

China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center - China: by Lauren Wong 

Colombia

CES Medical School - Colombia,2008: by Christiaan R. de Vries

CES Medical School - Colombia,2008: by Yudy Fonseca

CES Medical School - Colombia: by Yuliya Yermolina

CES Medical School-Colombia,2014: by Lauren Kurlander

CES Medical School-Colombia,2016: by Kinney Colombia

CES Medical School-Colombia,2017: by Tessie Allen

Costa Rica

Amerispan/SALUD - Costa Rica: by Diana Chan

Amerispan - Costa Rica: by Melissa Reynon

International Health Central American Institute (IHCAI)- Costa Rica: by Cara Bergamo

International Health Central American Institute (IHCAI)- Costa Rica: by Emily Donelan

International Health Central American Institute (IHCAI)- Costa Rica: by Kristine Goins

International Health Central American Institute (IHCAI)- Costa Rica: by Edward Len

International Health Central American Institute (IHCAI)- Costa Rica: by Nayo Matthews

International Health Central American Institute (IHCAI)- Costa Rica: by Oby Ibe

International Health Central American Institute (IHCAI)- Costa Rica: by Pooja Modi

Cuba

MEDICC (Medical Education in Cooperation with Cuba): by Rachel Bensen and Vashun A. Rodriguez

Ecuador

Andean Health - Ecuador: by Meghan Prin

Andean Global Studies - Ecuador: by Sumra Ahmed

Andean Global Studies - Ecuador: by Helaina Klein

Andean Global Studies - Ecuador: by Timothy Dempsey

Andean Global Studies - Ecuador: by Mansi Shah

Child Family Health International Andean Health Program - Ecuador: by Sangeeta Iyer

Child Family Health International - Ecuador: by Tiffany Eckert

Child Family Health International - Ecuador: by Tarik Hashem

Fundacíon Jatun Sacha - Ecuador: by Sonal Patel

Interhealth South America - Ecuador: by Sabita

Interhealth South America - Ecuador: by Harini Kumar

Interhealth South America - Ecuador: by Joanna Mecca

Interhealth South America - Ecuador: by Michael Murphy

Interhealth South America - Ecuador: by Camille Rowe

Interhealth South America - Ecuador: by Nina Sivadasan

Jatun Sacha - Ecuador: by Michelle Maresca

Ghana

Adakum Educational Foundation at L&A Memorial Academy - Ghana: by Jaheedah Roane

Adakum Educational Foundation at L&A Memorial Academy - Ghana: by Abby Tubman

Unite for Sight - Ghana: by Varun Verma

Guatemala

Common Hope - Guatemala: by Dana Kindermann

Proyecto Vamos Adelante - Guatemala: by Jennifer Vazquez

India

Child Family Health International - India,2010: by Turya Nair

International Health Experience - India,2010: by Narayan Viswanadhan

Himalayan Health Exchange - India,2010: by Akanksha Kumar

Himalayan Health Exchange - India,2007: by Rashmi Srinivas

Himalayan Health Exchange - India: by Sirisha Jonnalagadda

Himalayan Health Exchange - India,2008: by Stefanie Rathgeb

Himalayan Health Exchange - India,2009: by Natalie Redziniak

Himalayn Health Exchange - India: by David Silbergeld

Himalayan Health Exchange - India: by Evan Sheppard

 Medical Interns India - India: by Jessica Latona

Kenya 

Kenya,2001: by Lee I. Kubersky

Lebanon

Lebanon: by Evelyne Kalyoussef

Mexico

Medical Spanish Immersion - Mexico,2005: by Lisa McAndrew

 Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP) - Mexico,2008: by Shannon O'Hern

Myanmar

Health Unlimited - Myanmar,2008: by Wan-Ju Wu

Nepal

Project Abroad - Nepal: by Rebecca Nolan

Palau (in the South Pacific)

The Environment Inc. - Palau,2011: by Mark Bauernfeind

South Africa

Child Family Health International - South Africa: by Kellie Cunningham

Child Family Health International - South Africa,2008: by Greg Lee

 Child Family Health International - South Africa,2009: by Rhea Ittoop

Spain

Language Immersion Course in Spain,2001: by Jehana A. James

Hospital Miguel Servet-University of Zaragoza - Spain,2010: by Krysta Contino

Hospital Miguel Servet-University of Zaragoza - Spain: by Christine Muglia

Hospital Miguel Servet-University of Zaragoza - Spain: by Jenna Rosoff

Hospital Miguel Servet-University of Zaragoza - Spain: by Robert Gemignani

Hospital Miguel Servet-University of Zaragoza - Spain: by Andrew Lipsky

Hospital Miguel Servet-University of Zaragoza - Spain: by Yasmin Poustchi

Hospital Miguel Servet-University of Zaragoza - Spain: by Samantha Diamond

Hospital Miguel Servet-University of Zaragoza - Spain: by Jeffrey Williams

Zaragoza clinical rotation Spain, 2016: by Divya patel

 

Taiwan, Republic of China

GLOBAL HEALTH ROTATION FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
In Taiwan, Republic of China: David Hammer

GLOBAL HEALTH ROTATION FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
In Taiwan, Republic of China: Kuan Chi Lai

GLOBAL HEALTH ROTATION FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
In Taiwan, Republic of China,2011: Newton Mei

GLOBAL HEALTH ROTATION FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
In Taiwan, Republic of China: David Tsai

Tanzania

A Broader View Volunteers - Tanzania,2009: by Mariana Cruz

 

SHORT TERM STUDENT GUEST EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE

2015 RWJ Hospital experience- New Jersey by University of Graz, Austria Students: Julia Kerth and Andreas

2017 RWJ Hospital Experience by Tzu chi University, Taiwan students: Chien, Yung-Jiun and Chang, Chun-Yu

2018 RWJ Hospital experience by University of Zaragoza Family Medicine residents: Cristina Ortega, Daniel Ferrer and Shysset Nuggerud