Global Experiences Broaden Horizons
The following page highlights the experiences of medical students who have gone abroad under the International and Health Equity Learning Program through the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. Here, you can find quotes and pictures from their electives, along with various reflections and articles.
“If you want to take the opportunity to travel, experience medicine on a global scale and learn about the myriad of challenges it involves, go for it" - Matt Greenacre in Rwanda
“I wanted the chance to have exposure to a much different spectrum of diseases, broaden my knowledge in public health, and work with other medical students and physicians from all over the world” - Jovana Milic in Tanzania
"Seeing medicine through a fundamentally different system was an experience I wouldn’t be able to have in North America." - Clayton Law in China
"I learned a lot in an amazing country. Now is the time to travel and learn new things to impact where I go in the future. This experience informed a much bigger part of my foundational training because it happened so early in my education" - Dharini Ilangomaran in Peru
Below are some articles written by learners about their international experiences:
- Experiencing global learning early
- Schulich Medicine students experience health care abroad
- Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery resident to improve global surgery care in Ethiopia
- Summer learning
- Medical student practises humanity during pre-clinical elective in Uganda
Related articles:
- Team Broken Earth London Spine Team reflects on trip to Haiti
- Partnership brings hope to epilepsy patients in Peru
- Filling a need: Observing a gap in specialized care in Otolaryngology in Guyana
- Breaking boundaries and building powerful partnerships
- Making change
- Mental Health in Kenya
- Hopeful about inspiring change
