INTERNATIONAL HEALTH IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD:
CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY CARE

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Program Description

The University of Arizona summer  course, begun in 1982 and revised annually, is a multidisciplinary, case-based, problem-solving course preparing medical students and primary care residents for health care experiences in developing countries.  Other health professionals with clinical experience in any medical or public health field may apply as well.

This is a full-time (90 class hours), interactive course, with two optional weekend field trips. Faculty are all experienced clinicians from several departments. Visiting medical students receive up to four weeks' elective credit at their home school (which must also arrange the actual overseas preceptorship).

We believe this is one of the most specific and useful preparations for North American senior medical students, residents, and public health students to prepare for a field experience in a developing nation.

Open to medical students in years 3-4 and primary care residents.
Also open to other health care clinicians (if space is available).

Enrollment limited to 30 (this allows case-based teaching in 3 groups of 10 students) View a one-page description (PDF, 13KB)

Program Dates: Three weeks in July each year: July 7-25, 2008

Biosphere 2 Center

Arizona State Parks
including:

Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Kartchner Caverns

Other Visitor Info:

Arizona Guide

Do Tucson

Requirements/Procedures
Course designed for and priority given to students actively planning for a student or professional experience in a developing country.

Deadlines
Applications due by May 1. Apply between January 15 and May 1 for July course in same year.  Late registration may be possible.  Call or email to see if there are still openings.

Cost: All participants: extensive syllabus $15 and books $85; transportation, food and lodging*

1) US medical students for LCME schools: no course fees.
2) Medical residents, non-LCME medical schools, physicians and other health care professionals: $500 course fee.
3) All others should contact us.
*We can help arrange low-cost shared one-month rentals in Tucson; range is about $300-$400.

Contact Information
If you have questions after reviewing this web site contact:
Ronald Pust, MD or Tracy Carroll, PT, MPH
The University of Arizona, College of Medicine
Dept. of Family and Community Medicine
P.O. Box 245052
Tucson AZ 85724

Telephone

(520) 626-7822 (Ron Pust, course director)

FAX

(520) 626-6134 (Attn: Ron Pust)

Electronic mail

rpust@u.arizona.edu