Transcript SUMMER ELECTIVE OPPORTUNITIES
SUMMER ELECTIVE OPPORTUNITIES Class of 2016 Contact Information Tiana Starke International Programs 4016 Student Center 913/588-1460 [email protected]
Allen Rawitch 913-588-1258 [email protected]
Summer Research Training Program International Site
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Valencia, Spain
• Limit 2 students • 8 weeks (June and July) • Spanish is not necessary • Project descriptions available in January • Applications on-line • Personal interview!
Deadline – 14 February 2013
Spanish and Clinical Opportunities
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Ecuador
: ( www.interhealthsouthamerica.net
) – Limited number – Applications through Dr. Wedemeyer via e-mail – 25 June-22 July 2013 [email protected]
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Nicaragua
: ( www.unmc.edu/isp ) – Limited number – Applications through Sara Pirtle at UNMC – 28 May-25 June 2013; 1-29 July 2013 – Spanish immersion; primary & community health in a developing country [email protected]
Spanish and Clinical Opportunities continued
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Honduras:
– 2 spots available – Applications through International Programs – 1 st month = longitudinal growth study – 2 nd month = at children’s home with physician – Prefer Spanish – Cost: about $500-600/month, includes room, board, in-country transportation. Airfare = about $900.
Other Opportunities
• CFHI: Child and Family Health International – www.cfhi.org
• Your own site: need to talk with me; cannot go to countries that are on the US State Department Travel Warning List
Clendening Summer Fellowships
• Through the
Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine
– 10 students will be selected; $2000/scholarship.
• Projects can be domestic, international or a combination.
• 2-5 page proposal that includes a description of the project, goals and methods, detailed budget and often a bibliography.
• Proposals due
14 February 2013
by e-mail to Dr. Martha Montello.
• For questions, contact
Dr. Martha Montello
MOST IMPORTANT!!!
If you are going out of the country on ANY program, you must contact the Office of International Programs to discuss insurance, travel, and safety. You will need to make an appointment as soon as you know where and when you are traveling.
This includes travel during Winter and Spring Breaks.