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University of Arizona College of Medicine
Global Health, Clinical and Community Care

Program Description: The University of Arizona summer course, begun in 1982 and revised annually, is a small group, problem-solving course preparing third and fourth year (North American) medical students* and primary care residents for health care experiences in developing countries.  This is a full-time (80 class hours), intensive, interactive course.  Multi-disciplinary faculty with clinical experience guide participants in adapting clinical skills and WHO public health concepts in resource-poor nations.  Visiting students receive four weeks’/one month’s elective credit at their home institute (which must also arrange the actual overseas preceptorship).

Enrollment limited to 30 participants; this allows case-based teaching in 3 groups of 10 students.

Requirements/Procedures are fully explained on our website http://www.globalhealth.arizona.edu/IHIndex.html.  Course designed for students actively planning for a student or professional experience in a developing country. Applicants should be able to document acceptance (pending or final) by appropriate clinical or community health facility in a developing nation.

Course Description

Course Tentative Schedule (PDF file)

Open to medical students in years 3-4 and practitioners and residents. Also open to primary care clinicians-in-training or graduates – if space is available. Other health professionals with clinical experience in any medical or public health field may apply as well.

Deadlines: Applications should be received by May 1. Late openings may be available.

How to Apply and Application online (or print out application to mail to us) 

Cost: All participants: extensive syllabus $15 and books $90; transportation, food and lodging*
1) US medical students: No course fees.
2) Medical residents, physicians and other health care professionals: $500 course fee.
3) All others contact us.
*We can help arrange low-cost shared one-month rentals in Tucson; range is about $400-500.

Note: We sometimes accept applicants who are from "developing countries" who, after the content of the Arizona course and comparing it to what they already have learned in practice in their own country, still feel that it would be worth the time and expense to come to Arizona.   [Admission to this course is not an admission to the University of Arizona; each participant is responsible for arranging for all their expenses and visas.  We do, however, help locate rental housing for July in Tucson, Arizona and can provide accepted students a document that may be of help in obtaining a visitor/tourist visa to the USA. ] 

For more information contact:

Ronald Pust, MD or Tracy Carroll, MPH, PT University of Arizona College of Medicine Dept. of Family and Community Medicine P.O. Box 245052 Tucson AZ  85724	Arleen Heimann, program coordinator Phone: (520) 626-1992 Email: aheimann@email.arizona.edu
Email: rpust@u.arizona.edu	Web: http://www.globalhealth.arizona.edu