Do you want
to learn the skills associated with particular medical
specialties in a developing country? Get exposure to the
treatment of prevalent diseases in Ecuador Improve/develop
medical Spanish communication skills? |
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Key
Information |
| Dates: |
Variable (2 to 4 wks)
Updated! |
| Type: |
Clinical Rotation |
| Eligibility |
Third or fourth year medical students from
accredited Universities |
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Deadline: |
February 15, 2012
Updated! |
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Aprox.
Cost for 4 weeks |
Program fee: $1,800
(aprox)
Administrative fee:
$150
Out of pocket:
Airline ticket cost ($450 to $750, depending on
dates and airline)
Passport, vaccinations, food not covered by program,
etc. (~$900) |
| Application: |
contact Dr Grijalva |
| Contact: |
Mary
Dailey,
Office of International Programs. 221A Grosvenor
Hall, Athens, OH 45701.
dailey@ohio.edu,
(740) 593 2183;
(740) 593 9557 (Fax) |
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Detailed information |
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You
can do all of this and more, plus get elective rotation credit with a Clinical
Rotation in Ecuador!
Description of
program:
A variety of
medical and surgical experiences is available to students and
residents via the Catholic University Medical School System in
Quito, Ecuador, including the military hospital where care is
similar to that in the States, and the government referral
hospitals where financially needy patients are referred from all
around Ecuador, often with advanced and complex disease
processes. An optional first week will consist of working in a
small suburban hospital participating in a surgical “brigade”
where medical students, residents and faculty will participate
in providing surgical services along with other U.S. and
Ecuadoran health care workers to economically deprived patients.
Medical students will be immersed in the Ecuadoran culture every
day, working side-by-side with Ecuadoran medical students and
doctors to provide medical care. A summary of the experience in
2008 is available upon request, which outlines the various
experiences possible.
Third or fourth
year medical students will complete a four-week rotation
schedule in selected hospitals in Ecuador. Students will:
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receive orientation and
training at Catholic University of Ecuador
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receive classes in medical Spanish and
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conduct clinical rotations in the different services offered
by the participating hospitals.
Students will be supervised by clinical preceptors in each
service. Preceptors will be members of the faculty of Catholic
University and will supervise students following
all of the requirements that
OUCOM imposes on
their own clinical faculty in Ohio.
Lodging will be arranged with host families in Quito
in order to reduce program costs and enhance the cultural
experience. During the last week, students will conduct
rotations in a rural clinic near Quito.
This international
program offered by TDI is designed to:
- Allow
students to learn the
skills associated with particular medical specialties in a
developing country
- Provide
exposure to the treatment of prevalent diseases in Ecuador
- Improve/develop
medical Spanish communication skills
- Help
students hone communicational skills with patients through
medical interviews
- Facilitate a
different perspective of health, disease, and healthcare
delivery systems
- Provide
opportunities for students to be involved in all levels of
community and hospital activities
- Improve the
knowledge of the Ecuadorian culture
- Facilitate
the educational exchange of information
- Introduce
students to Ecuadorian traditional medicinal practices
- Provide
opportunities for students to participate in outreach
activities
- Develop and
strengthen a friendship between the participants and PUCE-SM
students
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