FMD 888 - Global Medicine - A

This elective will provide students with an interactive, introduction to global health. The course consists of six 90-minute seminars that are designed to prepare students to serve on a short-term, medical relief trip in a low-resource country. However, students may take this elective even if they are not planning to go on a medical relief trip. Some of the topics covered include diagnosis and treatment of common medical problems, cultural humility, cross-cultural communication, teamwork, preventive medicine, public health, ethics, patient education and healthcare disparities. Students will also learn how to plan, implement and evaluate a short-term, medical relief trip.

Credits: 1