- Vietnam
- Rwanda
About Program
Our health elective in Rwanda and Vietnam for international students in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and other health sciences offer a variety of preclinical, clinical, global health, and research opportunities at Rwandan and Vietnamese hospitals and host organizations. Placements are tailored to your qualifications and interests. Clinical rotations are particularly available to final-year medical students who desire to meet their medical school elective abroad requirements.
Host sites include university teaching hospitals, other selected urban and rural hospitals and health centers, as well as public health-related NGOs.
Custom placements are available year-round, with flexible durations (minimum 4 weeks).
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Program Highlights
- Combine a highly relevant global work experience with professional skills development, global change leadership competencices development, and cultural immersion.
- Work with African or Asian colleagues and develop your intercultural communication skills, confidence and adaptability.
- Gain new insight through a unique African or Asian perspective on healthcare in developing countries.
- Explore the progress and challenges towards development of an African or Asian success story.
- Broaden your personal and professional network, and build lasting international friendships.
Popular Programs
Our multi-disciplinary custom internships enable you to develop and apply your theoretical and practical knowledge in a supervised placement. You are matched with a local host organization according to your level of study, existing skills and desired fields. A specific internship plan is developed in advance of each placement. Academic credits are available, and you will be expected to complete some key course requirements. 4 U.S. credits are available.
Given our deep roots, networks, resources, and expertise with internships, we have added remote opportunities in Rwanda and Vietnam to our portfolio and developed a highly successful structure and support environment. Students are matched with a local host organization and typically carry out concrete project or research tasks. A variety of local and intercultural activities as well as engaging interdisciplinary modules enrich the experience.
Rwanda | Vietnam
This course allows you to embark on a transformative journey to develop your personal leadership story – and the core competencies that you'll need as a future global change leader for sustainable development.
Acquire the skills, knowledge, and understanding to address the planet’s most pressing challenges in a holistic way. And dive deep into the life and culture of a community in a very different part of the world.
GEI’s Global Engagement Certificate is designed to help students develop skills, knowledge, and understanding to prepare them for leadership and engagement in our global society. We use an interdisciplinary approach and a unique combination of coursework and co-curricular experiences, both online and onsite at our program locations in Rwanda, Kenya, South Africa, and Vietnam.
-> 1 virtual course + 1 international field course + 1 international internship
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