Faculty: Richard A. Hoppmann M.D., Course Director

Location: Various Sites throughout the world and the US.

Duration: 4 weeks

Number of students: Depends on site and physician supervision.

Housing: Students must arrange.

Students report to: Contact Dr Hoppmann no later than the week prior to the start of the rotation to review rotation obligations and provide contact information both locally and at the rotation site.

Course Description: This is a 4 week elective rotation designed to give MIV students an educational experience in International and Underserved Health Care. One to two weeks of the rotation will be spent in preparing for the on-site experience and two to three weeks will be spent on-site under the supervision of an experienced clinician. The preparatory component will include study and research of the culture, history and language of the clinical site as well as review of a series of readings related to global and underserved health such as sanitation, nutrition, immunizations and infectious diseases. On-site, students will actively participate in providing health care to the area residents as well as be involved in health education in the community. A daily journal will be kept and a minimum two page report of the experience will be due at the end of the rotation. In addition, the student's supervising physician will be required to complete a brief evaluation form and return that to Dr Hoppmann. All potential sites must be pre-approved by Dr Hoppmann and the name of the on-site physician supervisor must be determined in advance. Any underserved area of the world or within the United States will be considered for this elective. Each student will be expected to perform a minimum of 25 hours of medical care and/or health education per week on-site.

Dr Hoppmann must be notified of your interest in a particular site at least 2 months in advance of the rotation.