Click on the accordians below to read about the international rotations that the Office of Global Health facilitates for Robert Wood Johnson Medical School medical students at institutions that have signed or plan to sign formal International Agreements with our school. As we get more information about these programs, we will update these pages. To read first-hand accounts of some of these programs please visit our Student Experiences page.
First-year medical students can apply for a summer program in June/July
The Program offers rotations on Primary Health services where a series of community outreach activities are implemented. These include home visits, health prevention, and promotion improvement activities, school and nursery visits, and the Ministry of Health's facilities for health services.
Requirements
Intermediate to advanced Spanish proficiency. Applicants will be evaluated with an online test and a skype interview.
All communication including a letter of intent (Essay) has to be in Spanish
→ For more information please visit USFQ.
Contact the Office of Global Health to make an appointment to discuss this program further.
Local Contact: Office of Global Health
Detailed Information: Click Here
Lectures on “Public Health” and the Health Care System in Argentina
Clinical Rotations in primary & specialty care at the Military Hospital in Salta and at Mental Health Clinics in San Salvador de Jujuy.
Rotations through community/rural clinics in pediatrics, primary care, and infectious diseases in rural areas of Jujuy and in the Andean Mountains
Medical Spanish tutoring is available
Shared apartments and reasonable hotels are available
Contact the Office of Global Health to make an appointment to discuss this program further.
Program Contact: Dr. Maria Calvo
Local Contact: Office of Global Health
Click here for a link with more details on this program.
Intensive 4-Week Medical Spanish Course
Primarily classroom-based; utilize simulated patient-physician interactions
Emphasis on clinical interview and understanding of cultural differences
Student Experiences
Dates: June- July for M1s. Spring (April/May) or Fall (August/ September) for M3s and M4s.
Max # of Students 5
The program is 4 weeks and includes
Seminars on Colombia's Health System
Clinical rotations at EM services including Trauma and Surgical Services.
Opportunities to rotate through PEDs, OB/GYN, and IM are also available
Participate in Research as part of the "Lancet Indicators Program" led by Dr. Gregory Peck.
Tutoring in Medical Spanish for about 30 hrs total over 4 weeks.
Requirements
Intermediate-Advanced Spanish Proficiency
Students who are Chancellor or Distinctions Scholars in Global Health are preferred
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Contact the Office of Global Health to make an appointment to discuss this program further.
For more information please contact: Office of Global Health
To truly benefit from the experience, at least an intermediate level of proficiency in Spanish (B1 level) is required
Contact Dr. Julian Franco for application. relacionesintermedicina@udea.edu.co
Send curriculum vitae in Spanish
Send a copy of your valid passport and documentation of vaccines.
Health insurance policy
Formal approval by council, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia and also by Hospital Universitario San Vicente de Paul-Fundacion, for the academic and clinical components of the rotation.
4 Weeks for Medical Students, and 2 weeks for GSAPP Students.
Requirements:
To learn more about the elective objectives program and other important information Click here
E-mail your essay to Dr. Charletta Ayers
Questions: call 732- 235-6979
Duration/Weeks: MIN: 2; MAX: 4
Hours per Week: 40
Students: 2-3
Brief Description:
Up to 4 students per year.
For more information about the program:
Educational Courses in Pediatric Medicine: 4-week Program held twice a year. Consists of clinical rotations, lectures, interactive case presentations, or research talks in the afternoon. Click here for more details
Contact the Office of Global Health Office to make an appointment for further details.
Local contact: Office of Global Health
Program Contact: Eva Weixler, MA
Summer Global Health Rotation for First-Year Medical Students.
Dates: The didactic program will start in June.
Didactic Program:
The program will run for four weeks and will include:
Seminars on the Spanish Health Care System.
Clinical Rotations at Psychosomatic Medicine Service, Hospital Miguel Servet. Also, an opportunity for students to do rotations at other medical services.
Rotations through community primary care clinics with particular emphasis on common medical problems in Spain.
Advanced Spanish proficiency is preferred.
Coordinators: Dr. Rosa Magallon, and Dr. Barbara Olivan
Local contact: Office of Global Health
For more detail, and important information Click Here
Zaragoza Visit guidebook Click here
Past Student Experiences
Coral Parikh, 2009
Yasmin Poustchi ,2008
Contact the Office of Global Health for more details on this program.
Brief description:
Electives are only scheduled to start on Mondays and finish on Fridays.
Acceptance depends upon the availability of resources at the time of the Elective.
The maximum time allowed at University of Limerick is 4 weeks of Elective time per calendar year.
Applications must be received 6 months prior to the start of the Elective.
All placements are made through the electives office.
Electives will only be accepted from Mid-May to late July.
The University of Limerick is not responsible for travel or accommodation expenses.
Visiting students are responsible for obtaining their own personal health insurance.
You are required to provide an original academic transcript, reference from the Dean (or Designate), evidence of full immunity, proof of insurance cover provided by your Medical school, certificate of malpractice indemnity, police clearance certificate and 2 passport size photographs with the applicant name printed on the back. These documents must be submitted at the time of application.
Cancellation of a confirmed Elective is considered unprofessional and can result in a letter denoting this unprofessional behavior being sent to your school.
For more information Click here ,
Elective Application Form University of Limerick Graduate Entry Medical School
Brief description:
Participants will benefit of a 4 weeks internship, 6-8 hours per day, at the Faculty of Medicine
Developed for medical students and young physicians eager to know and explore other cultures, as well as the functionality of other healthcare systems.
A week of knowledge and understanding of the teaching process at the school of medicine, participating in various curricular and extracurricular activities, accommodation with the location, the culture and the history of the place with our students,
A week of participation in activities in primary healthcare services, carried on in the practices of the family physicians in rural or urban environment, or in partner centers of recovery where a first contact with the patient from the Romanian medical system is to take place,
A week of participation in clinical activities in the medical academic clinics, depending on the applicant's field of interest, for instance hematology, oncology, imagery, neurology, internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency, cardiology, gastroenterology etc.
A week of participation in clinical activities in the surgical academic clinics, depending on the applicant's field of interest, for instance general surgery, obstetrics-gynecology, orthopedics, multiple traumas, surgical emergencies, etc.
By choice, the week of participation in clinical activities may be replaced with research activities carried on at the Institute of Life Sciences
(Program Currently on Hold)
Global Health Rotations for Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
In Taiwan, Republic of China
中國醫藥大學 China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan , central western Taiwan
國立成功大學 National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan, southern Taiwan
國立台灣大學 National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, northern Taiwan
慈濟大學 Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, eastern Taiwan
台北榮民總醫院 Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, northern Taiwan
The Global Health experience in Taiwan has a curriculum tailored to MS-1 and MS-3 students of RWJMS.
Coordinator: 負責人
Local Contact: Dr. Karen W. Lin, Assistant Dean of Global Health for Asian Programs
Click Here for more details about the 4-week program in Taiwan including course descriptions and budget information.
Ms-1 to Ms-4 students, we have had mutual exchange for several years.
It is about one hour from Kyoto, subways/ speedy train system is convenient in Japan.
RWJMS students did rotations in Emergency medicine, and earthquake responding systems.
Requirements
For more info: https://www.hyo-med.ac.jp/english.html,
Program Contact: Kyoko Torii, Administrative Assistant Center for International Programs cip@hyo-med.ac.jp
Local Contact: Dr. Karen Lin
More info to come soon.
https://www.med.u-fukui.ac.jp/eng/
Local Contact: Dr. Karen Lin
For more information: Contact Christina Rozario
For more information click here
Local Contact: Dr. Yufang Shi
Local contact: Dr. Karen W. Lin
Local contact: Dr. Karen W. Lin
Local contact: Dr. Karen W. Lin
Program Contact: Dr. Ira Shah
Local Contact: Office of Global Health
Program Contact: Dr. Madhu Bhadauria
Local Contact: Office of Global Health
Himalayan Health Exchange will organize the following medical and wildness medicine camps in the remote Trans-Himalayan Regions of North India and along the Indo- Tibetan Borderlands in 2022. Participation is open to Physicians/Residents, Medical Students, and Dental Students of all levels.
For more comprehensive information Click here
Click for the 2022-2023 Schedule
Global Health Rotations For First Year through Fourth Year Medical Students.
Coordinators:
Dr. Sunanda Gaur (Professor of Pediatrics, Rutgers-RWJMS)
(732) 235-7894 or gaursu@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Dr. Naveen Mehrotra (Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Rutgers-RWJMS)
For more information follow the LINK
Open for international students who are interested in Creative Industry, Indonesian Traditional Medicine, Safari, Pluralism, and Community Health
Program duration: 2-4 weeks, around July or August .
Opens to 40 international students
The application is due.
Program Fee: USD 800 - 1,400/person
FREE cultural trip to Bromo National Park
Credit transferable: 8 credits in total
Kindly check the footage of ASP 2016 HERE
Please check back for program availability in Australia.
