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While 海角社区 travel restrictions have been lifted, it is nonetheless important to consider the risks, several of which are outlined in the 海角社区 海角社区 Guidelines for safe travel. Local placements/electives should be favoured where possible.

Are you thinking of spending some time abroad during your studies at 海角社区? There are many options for you to investigate. If you are an undergraduate and interested in study abroad or study away opportunities for credit, 海角社区 Abroad is your best source of information. If you are a student looking specifically for global health-related research or clinical placements then the Global Health Programs office might have some ideas for you.

First things first鈥�..Why are you thinking about going abroad for a portion of your studies?

All students need to think about why they are seeking out international opportunities and consider their underlying motivations. We recommend you take time to speak with faculty members, mentors, and peers who have worked internationally on projects similar to your interests.

The site below is an excellent resource for clinical students considering time abroad. This free course is something we recommend you complete before you consider placement sites to help you think through your motivations and the ethical considerations around international global health student placements.听

Considering the different options

Type of Opportunity:

Does your program or department have long standing partners that they work with? Are you more interested in observing a clinical setting or helping on a research project? Is there a faculty member who may be looking for help on a research project? 听

Questions to ask:

In the article 鈥�Global Health Ethics for Students鈥� authors Andrew Pinto and Ross Upshur encourage students to ask themselves the following questions:

• Why do you hope to do this work?
• What are your objectives, both personal and structural, short and long-term?
• What are the benefits and who will receive them, and what are the costs, and who will bear them?
• In the context of very limited resources for global health needs, is your elective justified? What exists close-by?
• What do you need to do to prepare for your elective, both practical and personal?
• Where are the weaknesses in your plan, specifically?
• Is the work feasible, cost-effective, necessary, focused, and justified?
• Will it work to undermine disparity, or actually contribute to it? Will there be a new benefit to the community?
• What do you hope to bring back to your community, and whom will you share it with?
• Is your work sustainable, and if not, will this leave a negative impact?听

In this Yan Xu, a Queen鈥檚 University medical student, challenges other clinical students to ask questions about international placement sites.

The Fundamentals of Global Health course .

We recommend exploring the following programs:

海角社区-Based Programs

• Global Health Scholars
• 海角社区 Nursing Ambassadors program
• Masters in Nursing GH concentration
• 海角社区 SPOT program with international placements
• 海角社区 Family Medicine electives
• 海角社区 Faculty Map: Indicates 海角社区 professors who work in the global health field by location. This is a good place to look for faculty members whose interests might align with yours. You can contact the faculty members directly to see if there are any opportunities to work with them.

External Programs

• (Public Health, MDCM, Nursing, PT/OT, undergraduate)
• (wide range of disciplines)
• (Vivienne Walz, MScPH student was a 2014 Fellow)

Before you leave

1. Speak with your student affairs administrator to determine whether your placement will fulfill program requirements.
2. Apply for travel funding if needed.

• 海角社区 Global Health Programs has a travel awards program which grants funds on a rolling basis.
• 海角社区 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Graduate Mobility Award
• 海角社区 Graduate Mobility Award
• Travel Funding for Graduate Students
• 海角社区 Mobility Awards
• You can view additional options on the 海角社区 Abroad website and our external funding opportunities page.

3. 听Complete pre-departure training

• Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences clinical students (MDCM, Nursing, PT/OT): You must complete the online Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Pre-departure Training Modules if you are travelling outside of Canada (including the USA for MDCM students) for a family medicine clinical rotation (core rural), elective, placement, observership, or research project.
• Apply for your placement/elective/etc. as you normally would through your academic program. Once your placement is confirmed by your program/department you will receive an email from the GHP office giving you access to the online modules in MyCourses about 8 weeks before you leave. (MDCM students must meet all the deadlines for applying for a clinical rotation in family medicine or a clinical elective through the normal application process(es) in place for those programs.)
• Your academic program may have additional requirements above the online training required by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Your program will communicate with you about those requirements.听
• Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Graduate students are encouraged to complete Modules 1 and 3 of the online Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Pre-departure Training Modules - contact the studentaffairsghp.med [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Pre-departure%20Training%20for%20FOM%20Graduate%20students) (GHP office) for more information. Please note that some graduate programs require the online pre-departure training for their students
• Any student seeking to an exemption from pre-departure training must request it in writing to the studentaffairsghp.med [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Pre-departure%20Training%20Exemption%20Request) (GHP office). Only the GHP office can grant exemptions--not UGME, SPOT, or School of Nursing.
• Students receiving funding from the GHP office may have different requirements. Please refer to your award letter or contact the studentaffairsghp.med [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Pre-departure%20training) (GHP office) for details.
• Other Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences students who are not from a clinical training program (not from MDCM, Nursing, or SPOT) must complete the pre-departure training offered by the Office of International Education. It is offered two times a year.听

4. Sign-up for the 海角社区 Travel Registry

All students must register their travel via the 海角社区 Student Travel Registry App. You must download the app on your personal or device and register any University-related activity听(e.g., exchange, study-away, internship, graduate work or undergraduate research, etc.) outside of the Greater Montreal Area a minimum of three weeks before departure. Students should also register their travel with the .听In general, the Faculty will not approve electives in regions for which the Canadian government has issued a .

When you return

If you are feeling unwell when you return don鈥檛 hesitate to contact 海角社区 Student Health Centre or the JD Maclean Centre for Tropical Diseases at the MUHC. In addition, students often find it helpful to debrief their experience. Some programs have a mandatory debriefing, but if yours does not offer that contact your coordinator or supervisor for options.