Are their programs that give students clinical exposure? How hands-on can a student get in an IH setting?
There are a multitude of travel/clinic culture experiential learning programs overseas that cater to pre-medical or pre-clinical health professions students. These programs tend to be costly with a focus on travel (e.g., a safari) and do not always have good accountability regarding the cost. In general, there are not many ‘hands on’ programs for first-year students since there is not much that a first-year student can do in a clinical setting other than take blood pressure or hand out medication. The IH Program at BUSM discourages random participation in these types of programs, but we suggest that students seek out programs that are specific to medical students and have a reputable track record (e.g., Child Family Health International, Habitat for Humanity, AMSA, Unite for Sight) or those programs established by other medical schools. See Community Service/Public Health/Service Learning Programs for more suggestions.
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