Are there study abroad opportunities that pre-health students can take advantage of while at Wittenberg?
Wittenberg has connections with programs around the world that provide opportunities for our students to understand and appreciate new 文化s, 住在生活水平大不相同的地方, and gain a broader appreciation for the global medical needs. Pre-健康 students have lived and studied in such places as the Bahamas, 智利, 中国, 丹麦, 厄瓜多尔, 法国, 莱索托, and South Africa during their college career to name just a few opportunities. Some international programs are targeted specifically toward pre-health students. One program with the University of C开放hagen in 丹麦 specializes in Medical Practice and Policy and states as one of its goals to “give students a competitive edge when applying to medical school”. 健康 professional schools like to see you gain this type of global understanding and appreciate the intellectual and emotional growth that comes with such an enriching international experience.
Are there study abroad opportunities that are focused specifically on the pre-health student?
是的. Some international programs are targeted specifically toward pre-health students. A program with the University of C开放hagen (丹麦) specializes in Medical Practice and Policy and states as one of its goals to "give students a competitive edge when applying to medical school". 其中一门必修课是人类健康与疾病, and is taught from a clinical perspective in a hospital setting. 虽然该计划提供了各种各样的课程, the other one of special interest is 健康 Care in Scandinavia, in which students explore the positives and negatives of socialized medicine. Students returning from this program report spending approximately 60 hours in a clinical setting learning to take patient histories, 在电脑假人身上练习医疗程序, and shadowing physicians in a variety of medical specialties. 这个程序 will give you an insight into clinical experiences you will likely have in your first year of medical school and is offered both in the summer and during the academic year.
Another program targeted at pre-health students is the Public 健康 and Traditional Chinese Medicine Program (Kunming, 中国) which is run in conjunction with the Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 在这个为期六周的暑期课程中, students have an opportunity to study the traditions of Eastern medicine while working with healthcare professionals in both urban and rural 中国. 而课程是用英语授课的, students participating in this program will also study Chinese 文化 and Mandarin language.
2007年7月, 健康科学方案（圣地亚哥）, 智利) will commence that is specifically designed for pre-health students. 不像前两个项目, all courses are taught in Spanish and the program has a pre-requisite of four semesters of college Spanish or the equivalent. 这个程序, 通过IES协调, involves up to four courses specifically designed for pre-health students: Spanish Language for Medical Purposes, 人类学与本土医学, 当代生物伦理问题：跨文化比较, 临床实习. 交替, students can select 1-3 of these courses and fill out the rest of their schedule with courses from the Universidad de 智利 and Pontifica Universidad Catolica de 智利.
还有其他好的留学机会吗?
There are many other opportunities for pre-health students to study abroad while at Wittenberg. These programs do not specifically target the pre-health student, but still provide great exposure to different people and 文化s. These experiences are valuable for a student interested in interacting with a variety of people in their professional lives. 了解更多关于留学机会的信息, please visit the website of the Office of International Education.
When is the best time in my college career to study abroad and still fit in the prerequisite courses for my target health professional schools?
In general, it is best for most pre-health students to go abroad before their senior year. 在大四的时候, students are typically applying to their target health professional schools, 并希望能随时接受采访. For that reason, it is difficult to travel abroad in the senior year. Please alert the Pre-健康 advisor of your intentions to study abroad as early in your academic career as possible, as it may require some rearrangement of prerequisite courses that you need to take before the MCAT (medical), DAT(牙科), 燕麦(验光), 或PCAT（药学）.
我在国外学习时应该考虑哪些课程?
You can take a wide variety of courses abroad that will transfer back to fulfill requirements for your major or the general education program. You should strongly consider courses that cannot be taken at Wittenberg as they provide opportunities to learn about the people, 文化, 音乐, 历史, 等. 你要去的那个国家. You should NOT take courses that are prerequisites for your target health professional schools while abroad (i.e. equivalents of Physics 200, 205 or 218, Chemistry 201, 271, or 302). The health professional schools typically accept credits only from four year institutions in the United States, and will not accept credits from international programs even though the courses may be rigorous and are listed as transfer credits on your Wittenberg transcript.