ERASMUS MEDICAL SPANISH PROGRAM
"I worked in the military hospital and Health Center Number 9. I greatly enjoyed the experience and feel that I understand the medical system here. The doctors were very helpful and I learned a lot. I have improved my Spanish by a thousand times over and loved the home stay - I feel like a part of a family here and I want to return one day to practice medicine as a volunteer."
Elaine Cox
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Since its inception several years ago, the Erasmus Medical Program has received many medical students from universities across the United States such as the University of Alabama, University of Massachusetts Medical School, University of California, University of Colorado, and the General Hospital Institute of Health Professions among others.
Program Description
This program offers you the opportunity to learn about medical issues in Latin America, learn Spanish, discover exotic places, and live with an Ecuadorian family, all the while absorbing Ecuador’s fascinating culture.
The first week, students will have the introduction of the Medical Program and the different activities organized by the school. Every morning they will receive four hours of Spanish classes daily Monday through Friday. (8:30 am -12:30 pm)
The second, third and fourth week after having had a chance to improve their command of the Spanish language, the students begin rotations in clinics and hospitals in Quito during the mornings and receive four hours of Spanish instruction during the afternoons.
The second Saturday the students will participate in a day excursion to the Jambi Huasi indigenous clinic in Otavalo to observe the practice of alternative medicine.
The students will receive a weekly meeting with a qualified doctor who will discuss Ecuadorian Healthcare issues and traditional medicine
Moreover, medical students of any level are welcome to participate in our Erasmus Medical Program.
The cost of participation in the program is USD $1,290 per person. A portion of this money will contribute to a project that support children who are living with their mothers in jail.
THE MEDICAL PROGRAM INCLUDES:
- Registration fee
- Orientation to the program by qualified doctor who will discuss Ecuadorian Healthcare issues and traditional medicine
- 3 weeks of medical rotations in clinics, hospitals and medical foundations
- Visit to the Clinic Jamby Huasy (traditional medicine)
- Medical Program completion certificate
- 80 hours of Spanish classes (includes technical Spanish for doctors)
- Course materials
- Accommodation in a host family (full board) / airport pick up
- Excursion to the colonial city and the teleferico (Quito)
- Visit to the Otavalo Indian market
- Weekly salsa class
- All preceptor, hospital and coordinator fees
- Full-time local representative in Ecuador (24/7 personal support)
- Travel information about Ecuador
DATES OF THE PROGRAM 2007
June 4 to June 29 2007
July 2 to July 27 2007
August 6 to August 31 2007
If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. info@apuintyspanishschool.com
