Transcript International Pre-Departure Meeting Office of International Activities International Health Forum Safety while abroad  U.S.

International Pre-Departure
Meeting
Office of International Activities
International Health Forum
Safety while abroad
 U.S. State Department registration for warnings and
evacuation if necessary: https://travelregistration.state.gov
 A few tips for staying safe in a foreign country:
 Don’t travel with lots of cash, keep your money/credit cards
concealed, and don’t go to ATMs alone
 Keep an extra credit/ATM card in your luggage
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Keep a copy of your passport with you at all times
Don’t walk around by yourself at night
Make sure someone knows where you are at all times
Research companies well before you travel with them
Buy a cheap, local phone and program emergency numbers
As always: safe sex, seatbelts and helmets!
IHF Blog
http://uncihf.wordpress.com/
 Fill out the Google form ASAP
 Stay connected to your classmates while abroad
 Contribute your writing and pictures
 Get *published* in the Medical Bulletin
 Find links to classmates’ personal travel blogs
 Access important updates as well as new research,
articles, etc. involving international health
 Links to campus resources
Postcards
 Send a postcard to OIA while you are abroad:
Office of International Activities
1066 Bondurant Hall
Campus Box 9535
Chapel Hill NC 27599-9535
 Easy, cheap and will help us find more support for
international programs in the future!
To-do for UNC
http://www.med.unc.edu/oia
 All students:
 Travel waiver form
 2 travel and global health modules
 Are you traveling as a “medical student?”
 UNC approved travel health insurance
 Doing research?
 IRB approval and IRB training (human subjects research)
 Receiving credit?
 UNC faculty advisor and an on-site preceptor
 Let us know about your blog
 These requirements are mandatory.
HAVE FUN!
There are over 50 MS1s traveling abroad this summer to a
variety of countries around the world. We encourage you to
explore the local culture and interact with the local people in
order to have the best possible experience.
Represent the UNC SOM well
and make your time abroad
count!
HAVE FUN DURING YOUR LAST SUMMER EVER!!!!!