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First Year Students Beginning Spanish Speakers Rural Track First Year Students Advanced Beginner/ Intermediate Spanish Speakers Urban Clinics and Hospitals Fourth Year Students and Residents Beginning Spanish Speakers Rural Health Track Fourth Year Students and Residents Advanced Beginner/ Intermediate Spanish Speakers Rural Clinics and Hospitals Fourth Year Students and Residents Advanced Beginner/ Intermediate Spanish Speakers Urban Clinics and Hospitals
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First Year Medical Students Advanced Beginner/Intermediate Speakers: ** Urban Clinics and Hospitals ** June 22 - July 19, 2008
The Interhealth South America advanced beginner/intermediate speakers’ program is a study tour and service introduction to Ecuadorian and South American primary and community health care, combined with a clinical practicum and medical Spanish immersion experience for first year medical students. During the first 2 weeks the group visits urban and rural health facilities and participates in community health brigades in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador, while studying medical Spanish under the guidance of physician program directors. For the final half of the program participants work in urban Quito clinics and hospitals on a more individual basis while continuing formal language instruction. The language portion of the program emphasizes medical vocabulary acquisition and use, and patient interviewing skills development at an advanced beginner/intermediate speaking level. Directors are North American physicians who remain in Ecuador with participants the entire period of the program. Program components include: * Individual clinic/hospital rotation in urban Quito * Participation in group health brigades * Seminar introduction to healthcare provision in South America * Group visits to primary and community healthcare programs * Participation in local indigenous health activities * Tours of Andes Mountains sites demonstrating a variety of natural environments * Formal intermediate level medical Spanish language instruction * Interactive introduction to medical interviewing in Spanish * Family homestay for a portion of the program
Program Prerequisites: 1. Completion of first year of medical school 2. Interest in taking part in international education programs in a group context 3. Spanish language speaking ability at an advanced beginner level or better
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