Why does MIGA offer the Student Elective Grants Program?
At MIGA we see the Student Elective Grants program as a practical way for us to assist medical students to develop their skills and to assist developing communities from around the world that are in need of medical services. By offering the Student Elective Grants program we hope to achieve three objectives: • To bring medical skills to communities in desperate need • To provide medical or other aid to the community in a key area as identified by the student, and • To enrich the student’s learning experience through exposure to new cultures and the delivery of health care in a different setting.Through our funding and your skills, together we can make a difference! The Student Elective Grants Program has operated since 2004 and in that time many developing communities from around the world have been touched by the medical students who have freely given their time and expertise. Saving the sight of a single person can have a tremendously positive ripple effect. Seemingly minor intervent
