Overview
International health electives (IHEs) are highly variable, student-organised placements that offer important opportunities for student-directed learning about health and healthcare in unfamiliar contexts. They enable medical and healthcare students to take responsibility for their own learning and to explore areas of interest relevant to future careers.
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However, there is evidence to suggest that international health electives do not always deliver the learning outcomes anticipated and that pre-elective learning can help to ensure a valuable and productive experience. This Preparing for an International Health Elective - Exploring Global Health, Ethics and Safety at St George's, University of London by FutureLearn , developed as a collaboration between King’s College London and St George’s, University of London, is aimed at learners currently studying in medical or healthcare disciplines and considering taking an IHE.
On the course you will learn how you might avoid negative experiences and ensure that doing an IHE would be both valuable and productive, should you decide to undertake an elective yourself.
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Courses include:
- Understanding digital professionalism
- Working beyond competence
- Bringing gifts and dealing with scarcity
- The impact of language barriers
- Global Health and the Social Determinants of Health
- Staying safe: Managing risk inside and outside the clinical environment
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Duration
- Part-time
- 21 days
- 2 hrs/week
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Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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General requirements
- This course is primarily aimed at those currently studying in medical or healthcare disciplines and who are considering undertaking an International Health Elective as part of their training.
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International
109 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 109 USD for the full programme during 21 days. -
National
109 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 109 USD for the full programme during 21 days.
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