M4 International Clinical
Overview
Each year about 60 fourth-year medical students choose to spend one of their elective months on an international clinical rotation. Generally,
students set up their own rotations – and the variety of previous experiences is a testament to the creativity and innovation of our students. For
those students in need of logistical assistance, Global REACH can help identify potential opportunities.
MOU-school opportunities
The University of Michigan has signed agreements (called Memoranda of Understandings) with ten institutions around the world. On a space-available
basis, Global REACH can place students at any one of these institutions in a variety of clinical rotations:
Other International Rotations:
China |
Fudan University Peking University Health Science Center Peking Union Medical College Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
Ghana |
University of Ghana |
Israel |
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology |
Japan |
University of Tokyo |
Korea |
University of Korea |
Macedonia |
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University Macedonia Initiative |
Qatar |
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar |
Slovakia |
School of Medicine Comenius University |
Sweden |
Göteborg University |
Please contact Global REACH at (734)998-6825 for information regarding contacts at the schools listed above.
Amazon Promise (www.amazonpromise.org) is a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed to provide desperately needed medical care to remote, poverty-stricken populations living in the Upper Amazon Basin of Northeastern Peru. Since 1993, Amazon Promise has been providing essential medical services and education to residents of Iquitos and neighboring Belén, along with routine medical outreach and local training and education in 36 additional jungle villages located throughout Loreto, Perus largest state. They are working to provide sustainable health in Peru, and seeking to build a self-sustaining medical clinic and training center in Belèn, the most neglected and impoverished region of Iquitos. Amazon Promise organizes six to eight medical expeditions annually with medical and non-medical volunteers. Global Reach has partnered with Amazon Promise to provide fourth year medical student with a unique opportunity to participate in this work, with rotations planned for February and September yearly. The volunteers staff full-day clinics in Belèn, conduct canoe calls, and staff clinics in remote jungle areas. Dr. Robert Hyzy of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Michigan is the contact person for these rotations and serves as the Medical Director of Amazon Promise.
Global Reach Amazon Promise M-4 Rotation: September 2008
Amazon Promise: Tripping with Amazon Promise along the Maranon
IFMSA Rotations
The Standing Committee on Medical Education at the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations
(IFMSA) has developed an exchange program among IFMSA member schools. With more than 70 participating
schools thus far, there are opportunities all over the world for students to participate in clinical rotations. Generally there is a small fee associated with
setting up the rotation.
UMMS Faculty Contacts
More than 400 UMMS faculty report having international contacts, many of whom have offered to assist medical students in setting up international
clinical rotations. Searchable database coming soon! For now, visit the medical school student lounge to view the faculty contact lists.
Suggestions
If you are interested in participating in an international clinical rotation, please begin the process of setting it up at least one year in advance. Here are
some other suggestions for setting up a clinical rotation.
