Course Catalog

 
28-602 INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL ELECTIVE
Department MEDICAL EDUCATION Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Elective Facility
Course Director MAJD ZAYZAFOON, MD, PhD Enrollment Limit 4
Contact MAJD ZAYZAFOON, MD, PhD Enrollment Minimum 1
Email mzayzafoon@uab.edu Address VH 201A
Phone (205) 934-5574 Fax (205) 975-5297
Weeks
Normally Offered
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Prerequisites * * * WRITTEN APPROVAL REQUIRED * * * Acceptance from Course Director. To be eligible for consideration, students must be in good academic standing (not on probation). 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description Four (4) week placement in one or more international clinical healthcare settings. The course provides medical students with Global Service Learning opportunities in developing countries and underserved areas throughout the world. Learning activities may include an understanding about the social, economic, environmental, historical and political determinants of health, with a goal of health equity for all. Must receive approval from UAB School of Medicine Office of Undergraduate Medical Education and Course Director prior to training start date for academic credit to be awarded for this elective.
Where To Report Approved Study Abroad site.
Requirements Four (4) weeks of cross-cultural training experience at an approved site. Within one (1) month of return home, the following are due: Report of Experience, Site Evaluation, Preceptor Evaluation, and other site-specific documentation agreed upon prior to student's enrollment.
Evaluation Pass/Fail based on meeting elective requirements.
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