You can now search for Host institutions that are offering virtual electives by selecting the “Elective Type” field and selecting virtual. The rotation will be a two week experience with exposure to topics in a variety of radiology subspecialities, including emergency, thoracic, abdominal, ultrasound, pediatric radiology, neuroradiology, nuclear medicine, radiation safety, … This virtual elective is designed for M3 and M4 students who are interested in furthering their understanding of the intersection of the climate crisis and clinical medicine. METHODS: Each VSE was 1-2 weeks long, contained specialty-specific course objectives, and included a variety of teaching modalities. Medical Electives in the UK. She is author and editor of multiple chapters, articles and books in global health with a focus on education, ethics, and asset-based engagement, including the seminal texts, including Global Health Experiential Education: From Theory to Practice, Developing Global Health Programming: A Guidebook for Medical and Professional Schools, 2nd Ed, Global Health Training in Graduate Medical Education, 2nd Ed and Reflection in Global Health: An Anthology. Hema serves a key role as a cross-cultural effectiveness advisor and educator for students as they navigate their growth in awareness of cultural dimensions of health and human interactions. CFHI Virtual Global Health 4th-Year Medical Student Elective offer final year medical students the unique opportunity to explore global and public health issues broadly, highlighting how health systems around the world deliver healthcare in a variety of diverse environments, examining cultural interplays, honing low resource decision making, and expanding self-awareness. Departmental policies vary, so contact sites 4-5 months in advance to check for availability. A Google Classroom/calendar is used to organize synchronous and asynchronous components. CFHI Virtual Global Health 4th-Year Medical Student Electives are a full-time commitment that include virtual synchronous sessions, small group project work, formal presentations, clinical reasoning case-based seminars and self-paced asynchronous components. Contact Program Coordinator Niscelle Ward . Faculty assignments will be made the month prior to the elective. Our mission is to bring a free, high-quality, organized, and adaptable pathology elective experience to any medical student who needs it. Review: It is a good place to discuss elective plans and ask questions specific to your elective. Select an elective and review the course description for prerequisite requirements (if applicable), contact information and instructions on how to make pre-arrangements for a rotation. The following year, he completed his postgraduate internship at the University of the Philippines General Hospital. Demonstrate a commitment to professional behavior in cross-cultural settings and a respect for differences in knowledge, practices, and culture. The virtual curriculum provides medical students with independent required reading assignments, online modules, and online scenarios to incorporate evidence-based strategies for imaging services, while experiencing the science and diversity of modern imaging. In the African region, he currently serves as one of the chosen consultants in the expert community of the current African Union Youth Envoy. Material for this elective has either been curated from free resources or created specifically for modules. The course codes end in a letter that references a campus location (A = UH, B = Metro, C = Cleveland Clinic, D = VA, E = St. Vincent, M = School Of Medicine). CFHI is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the ECOSOC of the United Nations. The Culinary Medicine elective is approved for credit by the FSM Curriculum Committee. In 2004, Dr. Buenaventura graduated with honors at the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. Choosing Electives. Read all COVID-19 Vaccine Information. She has worked for CFHI since 2005. For the moment, we can only place you in a dentistry elective in London. Check out the new 5-day virtual elective for medical students, residents, and fellows with both beginner and advanced level cases! Learn more. Dra. Rapid-Review: Renal Pathology. She has dedicated her life to serving the largely indigenous population, eliminating health disparities and utilizing her positionality as a physician to advocate for the addressing of social determinants of health. Mailing Address. She then completed clinical education courses at the University of New Mexico and workshops at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Please find a sample schedule listed below. Dr. Evert is a graduate of the Ohio State University College of Medicine and is a longtime advocate for health-related international education quality and ethical standards. Virtual elective: Abdominal CT Introduction During these unprecedented times, many students and trainees are looking for ways to supplement their education as radiology rotations have shifted off-site and clinical services may have lower than usual volumes due to … Hema has been instrumental in establishing CFHI's growing presence in India, developing new program sites and researching CFHI's growth potential in-country. The above framework was developed for post-graduate medical education, however it encapsulates the educational approach required for advanced undergraduate medical education. First and foremost, an elective is about experiencing medicine in a different country and exploring a new healthcare system. She helped develop the Forum on Education Abroad's Standards for Health-Related Undergraduate Programs. Alvear has participated in multiple disaster response efforts globally,  keynote the American Academy of Family Physicians Global Health Workshop, and led in the transformation of Ecuador’s health system recognized for strengthening primary care and access. Students who are accepted to our four-week virtual visiting medical student rotation can expect to obtain the following experiences: participate in our weekly Wednesday morning academic conference, which includes three hour-long lectures on topics in orthopedic surgery, orthopedic basic science, and the practice of orthopedic medicine Catalog description: This elective offers the opportunity for students to virtually participate in a rotation in the Anatomic Pathology Department at the University of Minnesota.The student will become acquainted with current basic concepts of Anatomic Pathology and how it applies to clinical and surgical medicine. The Student Room is a UK Student Forum used by British Doctors and Medical Students. Since we know there are some students unable to experience med-peds electives in person, our med-peds program offers 2-week virtual electives for interested medical students to expose them to the med-peds combined specialty. Dr. Evert's research and advocacy areas of focus are the ethics of global educational engagement, competency-based international education, health disparities, asset-based programmatics and reflection. He has served as a Doctor-to-the Barrio, with seven years of grassroots experience as a rural health physician and later as a Municipal Health Officer in a poor, sixth class, remote island, serving as the only doctor in a town of approximately 10,000 people. 525 E. 68th St., M-130 Altogether, his valuable education and experience with global health and medicine made him a recipient of various grants and scholarships recognizing his leadership skills and academic excellence. Susana Alvear is an expert on socioeconomic determinants of health in the region and healthcare delivery strategies in low-resource settings. They usually act as the final SSC (student selected component) of your degree and are around 8 weeks long. The aim of this programme is to enable visiting students to pursue in depth an area of their own interest, and to gain experience of clinical practice in the UK healthcare system with the same rights, duties and responsibilities as our own medical students. Working in a new environment and observing how things are done there is a valuable learning experience to help improve your own clinical skills when starting life as a doctor back in the UK. Offering Virtual Visiting Rotation: 3 weeks. He also has a certification in International Development from the prestigious University of Cambridge, UK. BACKGROUND: Eight novel virtual surgery electives (VSEs) were developed and implemented in April-May 2020 for medical students forced to continue their education remotely due to COVID-19. His specialty is HIV/AIDS. A 2 week virtual medical student elective in radiation oncology with pre-recorded teaching, contouring, one on one sessions with faculty, and a final exam and presentation. Emergency Medicine Department Weill Cornell Medical Center 525 E. 68th St., Box 179 New York, NY 10065. Her professional interests include rural and urban healthcare, water and sanitation, gender, social development. We are experiencing extremely high call volume related to COVID-19 vaccine interest. Dr. Alvear teaches at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, where she manages their residency program. Utilizing this model, CFHI Virtual Global Health 4th-Year Medical Student Electives blend multiple education modalities embedded in an ethically-informed approach to pedagogy and practice. Radiology, Virtual Clerkship (Minnesota) Description. With the aim of increasing students’ knowledge of global health, Medical Student Virtual Mobility Grants provide funding for medical schools to deliver virtual mobility projects in partnership with medical schools at ACU member universities in other countries.. Review the on-line Course Catalog. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business & Commerce from Kurukshetra University and a PG diploma Fashion Design from International Institute of Fashion Technology. Orientation to CFHI Virtual Global Health Elective (2 hours), Competency-aims, interpersonal & professional development goals, Introduction to Faculty & Global Partners, Introduction to Aronson Method Critical Reflection, Deliverables & Assignments: Building your Global Health Portfolio, Global Health Seminars & Workshops (2.5 hours). Identify the major causes of morbidity and mortality affecting global populations and health disparities between populations. Catalog description: This Advanced OB/GYN Virtual Curriculum is intended for 4th year medical students who are planning on applying for OB/GYN residency.Students will spend 2 weeks learning about topics and procedures in the subspecialties of Gynecology Oncology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Urogynecology, Family Planning, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Ethical/Social Issues in OB/GYN. This year, due to COVID-19 and per NYU Grossman School of Medicine-wide policy we will unfortunately not be offering an in-person elective to external medical students. Hema Pandey oversees dozens of CFHI programs throughout the expansive country of India. Students will learn how communities are addressing their most pressing health challenges, including chronic disease, maternal-child health, infectious disease, and reproductive health, all while gaining insights into the public health realities of the region, reverse innovation, and interplays of international development and health. Copyright 2021 Child Family Health International | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site by FivePaths. This 4 week course will cover Climate Change and Emerging Clinical Challenges, Health Equity and Social Justice, Climate Solutions for the Healthcare Sector, and Communicating about Climate Change. Chairman's Office. Please know that our vaccine supply is extremely small. He holds a Master’s in Public health for development from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and was a student ambassador of this leading institution in public health. Demonstrate an understanding of barriers to health, as well as healthcare delivery strategies and systems in low-resource settings, and how these influence access to care. She has partnered with CFHI since 1996 as Medical Director- Quito, Ecuador. Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Buenaventura currently serves as the Chief Health Program Officer for the Department of Health-Philippines with a focus on alignment of international health cooperation to local health system needs. Electives start on Mondays from late January through April 2021. These online electives are officially recognised by medical universities such as Dnipro Medical Institute. Page explaining virtual electives available to Visiting Medical Students. So, pre-elective, have a think about what you’d most like to do. Utilizing validated tools assess, reflect on, and develop in quantifiable terms multiple dimensions of intercultural effectiveness. As a child, his family was displaced by political violence, fleeing to Congo DRC. He is part of the Junior Doctors Network (JDN) of the World Medical Association (WMA). This virtual course is open M3-M4 students. Tier 4 students who are currently studying a medical degree in the UK at another institution are permitted to enrol on elective programmes as supplementary study. Most commitments will be Monday through Friday. She is an accomplished family physician who obtained her MD and specialty certificates in Ecuador. Dr. Anguyo grew up in Northern Uganda. Dr. Anguyo is currently working on his Doctorate in Public Health at Bath University in the United Kingdom. She also works at a municipal hospital located in El Alto and is the Secretary General of the Committee of Adolescents for the Bolivian Society of Pediatrics. He is a strong global health advocate with prior experience working as a regional leader in the global health organisation IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Students Associations) where he served as the IFMSA Regional Coordinator for Africa for two consecutive years and next as the Alumni Relations Support Division Director. Virtual Medical Student Elective Curriculum . Key Players & Definitions: Global Health, Public Health, Planetary Health & One Health: Global Burden of Disease Study: Overview & Metrics, Asynchronous Assignments & Small Group Work (3.5 hours), GlobeSmart & Intercultural Effectiveness Scale (IES), Cross-Cultural Effectiveness & Adaptability Module, Cross-Cultural Effectiveness & Adaptability Skills Building Workshop (2 hours), Comparative Health Systems Roundtable: Universal Health Care & Global Health 2035 (2 hours), Roundtable of Global Health leaders from Asia, Africa, North America & Latin America, Journal Club: Universal Health Care (UHC) (1.5 hours), Assignments & Small Group Work (2.5 hours), Low-Resource Clinical Decision Making Workshop & Case Discussion (3 hours), Principles of Low Resource Clinical Decision Making, Intersections of Pre-Paid Health Care & Clinical Decision Making, Low Resource Clinical Decision Making Cases, Global Health Ethics & Biomedical Ethics Seminar (2 hours), Introduction to Global Mentor & Country-Specific Immersion (3 hours), Overview of Health System & Global Burden of Disease, Cultural Influences to Health & Health Care, Continuing Quality Improvement in the Local Context, Defining Locally-Mentored Project & Expectations, Social Determinants of Disease & Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Trainee Presentations: IES Personal Development Plan (2.5 hours), Asynchronous Assignments & Small Group Work (4 hours), Feedback Integration: IES Personal Development Plan, Local Health Disparities Epidemiological Overview, Health Systems Comparatives: US Healthcare in a Global Context, Human Resources for Health (HRH): Exploring Gaps & Solutions, Case-Based Ethics & Collaboration Workshop (2.5 hours), Understanding Global Health Systems (1.5 hours), Asynchronous Assignments & Small Group Work (2 hours), Comparative Health Systems Roundtable: Global Perspectives on Maternal/Child Health (3 hours), Contemporary Issues in Maternal/Child Health, Journal Club: Maternal/Child Health (1.5 hours), Assignments & Small Group Work (3.5 hours), Low Resource Clinical Decision Making Workshop & Case Discussion (3 hours), Global Health Innovations & Approaches (1.5 hours), Ethics of Photography/Images in Global Health Module, Country-Specific Immersion & Quality Improvement (3 hours), Multi-media Global Health: Film & Media Studies, Journey in Anti-Racism: Essential Tools & Approaches, Trainee Presentations: Local Health Disparities Epidemiological Overview (2 hours), Asynchronous Assignments & Small Group Work (2.5 hours), Political Systems & Health: Interdisciplinary Intersections in Global Health, Public Health & Global Health: Key Concepts & Case Studies, Understanding Global Health Systems (2 hours), South America (Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina), Comparative Health Systems Roundtable: Global Perspectives on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) (3 hours), Global Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases, Skin Ulcers: Thinking Outside with Western Box, Inclusive Behavior Inventory (IBI) Module, Interprofessionalism: Climate Change & Global Health, Advocacy in the Local/Global Context: Developing Media & Communication Skills, Trainee Presentations: Inclusive Behavior Inventory (2 hours), Sub-Saharan Africa (Uganda, Ghana, South Africa), Comparative Health Systems Roundtable: Global Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic  (3 hours), COVID-19 Globally: Epidemiology, Diagnostics, Response, & Treatments, Journal Club: Epidemics & Pandemics (1.5 hours), Commonly Observed, But Rarely Seen - Survivors, Community Health Workers & Last Mile Health, Global Health Seminars & Workshops (1.5 hours), Understanding Organizational Structures & Sustainability, Assignments & Small Group Work (1.5 hours), Medicaid Expansion & US Health System Reforms, Trainee Presentations: Know-Do Gap Analyses & Lessons Learned (2 hours).