GUATEMALA HEALTH ADVANCED ELECTIVE

MEDSC-M 910

Provides a two-pronged opportunity for fourth year medical students to re-engage with MEDiC clinics where they may have volunteered during their first and second years of medical school, further appreciating the complexities of serving marginalized populations, and to use their recent clinical experience to contribute as both mentors and collaborators with students from multiple health professional professions. Careful focus on the broad public health issues affecting the patients in MEDiC clinics and how these issues inform their health status, health care and health access. Investigate the role of race in health disparities, as well as the role of socio-economic status.

SRMED 937

One to eight week elective as a site outside the U.S. Students will engage in the provision of primary or specialty patient care in ambulatory and/or hospital settings. May include community public health, prevention, and health education learning activities.

EMERMED 913

Design and implement a public health field project in the community of San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala. This project will fulfill the field project for students on the path of distinction in public health or the dual MD-MPH program. In participating in the Guatemala service learning experience, students will have provided traveling health clinics to indigenous Mayan populations in rural Guatemala, collaborating with the San Lucas Mission. Course is intended for M4 or Phase 3 medical students who have participated in the Guatemala Service Learning Experience. Students should have intermediate Spanish-language skills. Exceptions to these requirements will be considered on a case-by-case basis by Clerkship Director.

PHYASST 662

Preparation forPHY ASST 663. Examination of important and ever-changing topics related to global healthcare. Focus on the more remote, indigenous populations of Belize, their current healthcare system and their access-to-care. Content relates to historical, social, economic and cultural perspectives of the under-served Belizean populations, as well as medical-related topics from an interdisciplinary perspective. Activities and self-study exercises include team-building and self-reflection exercises. Specific topics will include; Belize anthropology, health care in a resource limiting setting, human trafficking, cervical cancer, etc.

EMERMED 914

Complete an Advanced Wilderness Life Support Course, which will cover topics such as Altitude Illnesses, Hyper- and Hypothermia, Toxicology, Envenomations, general trauma, and more, through lectures, skills sessions, and simulation. Focus on medical decision-making that can be executed early in disease or injury processes, in austere environments, with a focus on acute stabilization and evacuation to appropriate medical care. Learn foundational backcountry skills such as land navigation; fire and stove operation; water and waste management; and Leave-No-Trace principles. Technical workshops and field experiences give participants the opportunity to learn from experienced kayakers and climbers from the area, to apply backcountry skills on a self-supported backpacking trip, and to continue exploring wilderness medicine through interactive sessions.