Johannesburg & Pretoria, South Africa | Gaborone, Botswana

Students traveled to South Africa and Botswana as part of the course Public Health and Infectious Disease in Southern Africa (MEDS 4050). The course is taught by Dr. Jason Blackard, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and the Director of the Office of Global Health.

• seeing the wildlife and landscape
• visiting Nelson Mandela's jail cell
• learning about the culture and different perspectives regarding HIV

Entebbe, Kampala, & Jinja,  Uganda

Medical Sciences in Asia

• UC GlobeMed partnership with Social Action for Women (SAW)
• Find more information about GlobeMed and SAW here

Melbourne

• Australia: Swinburne University of Technology
• Study abroad through UC International
• Find more information about this study abroad experience here

Paris, France

Med Sci students traveled to Paris, France to visit the Pasteur Institute and other scientific venues dedicated to the advancement of biomedical science.

Madrid, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Segovia, & Toledo, Spain

Favorite Memories: taking seven and a half weeks to embrace the culture and to get a glimpse of the life of someone who lives there!

Ireland

• The Irish in America study tour with the University Honors Program
• UHP study tours take place over winter or spring break

Caen & Normandy, France

• France: Discovering Caen and Normandy
• Study abroad through UC International
• Find more information about this language immersion summer option here

Favorite Memories: exploring the region; seeing all the beautiful architecture and history; being fully immersed in the culture!

Toledo, Spain

• Atlantis Project
• Favorite Memories: intersection of Judaism, Christianity, and Muslim culture; beautiful infrastructure; interesting and delicious food!

Oaxaca, Mexico

PD 2065 - Social Justice Awareness and Global Health Experiences (Dr. Robin Selzer)

Read more about the trip in UC Magazine!

Nicaragua

• UC Global Public Health Brigades (GPHB)
• Find more information about GPHB on twitter and facebook

Cusco, Peru

• Visiting Machu Picchu; zip-lining; mountain biking through the clouds; seeing how different healthcare is in Peruvian clinics

• My favorite part of this experience was definitely being put into a situation where I was not familiar with my surroundings. I was not the best at communicating in Spanish and did not know much about Peruvian customs and culture. Regardless, I was able to converse with the patients at the clinic and was excited to learn how the health care system runs in another country. Roaming around the city with nothing but a map was also entertaining as I witnessed the lifestyle of Peruvians first hand. 

Cusco, Peru

• International Volunteer HQ
• Find more information about IVHQ here

• Spending time volunteering at a clinic in the Poroy provenience gave me an insight into the medical field, but the best part of the project I was assigned was being able to spend time with the children at the local public schools where we helped perform yearly check ups. Spending time with these children gave me a glimpse into not only their school life but through conversation I was able to develop my understanding of the Peruvian culture as well as elaborate upon my Spanish skills.  
• Being able to immerse myself into a new culture; hiking 8km to the top of a mountain for a literal breathtaking view; visiting Machu Picchu; working in a clinic and learning about healthcare in Peru