Location:

Mumbai, India

Program Type:

Study Abroad

Degree Level:

Undergraduate

Term:

Year Round

Program Overview

Program Description:

This program is offered to pre-medical, medical, nursing Para- medical and public health students and health professionals with an interest in international health. In this program, students are exposed to the health care system and facilities in a rural set-up, working directly with doctors and health care practitioners. Students can work on mobile health vans, rural clinics and hospitals as well as AIDS/HIV interventions. Additionally, field trips can be arranged to see leprosy projects and cataract surgeries. Students could also work with us to set-up health camps in rural areas to understand community health systems better.

The program has a weekly schedule and can include few or all of the following depending on the time students commit on the program. -Rotations on mobile health vans -Work in local govt, charitable hospitals & small private clinics -Work in Primary Health Care Centers -Visit leprosy hospitals -See cataract surgeries -Conduct health camps/workshops in rural settings

Local India based organisation with 6 year and 5000 international student experience directly offering you the program/program customisation/Pre-departure support/airport pickup/In-country orientation/Comfortable and safe housing with WI-FI facilities/24 hour emergency support/Indian vegetarian meals/Local SIM card/Support on excursions and sightseeing/academic guidance/qualified Local Co-ordinators/Weekly reviews and meetings

Setting Description:

ISAC students have in the past undertaken successful projects in the following areas: -Iron Deficiency – Anemia Surveys -Village Nutrition Survey Reporting -Dental Hygiene Program -Aids HIV/How to Use a Condom workshops -Health and Hygiene Profiling in communities Students would be working under the guidance of healthcare professionals who would be their academic director