My student elective. Acumen in the Transkei.

Where shall John go? Transkei.

Transkei is becoming headline news. Until recently this corner of South Africa was known in Britain only to a few tourists for its rolling hills dotted with huts; its "red blanket" tribespeople; and its click-language-recently heard over here in the African musical Ipi Tombi. On 26 October it became the Republic of Transkei-the first "independent African homeland" of South Africa. Like any deve...

My student elective. Problems in Peru.

My first aim on this elective was to obtain experience of medicine and society in a country greatly different from Britain. My second aim was to collect specimens of soil and blood and compare the prevalence of toxocariasis in the local population with the reservoir of infection in the soil. I will not describe the results of my study in detail, but I can say, although the detailed results are ...

My student elective. Babies and bananas: on foot in Rwanda.

My student elective: surgery in Jersey City.

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Assessing Student Attitudes as a Result of Participating in an Interprofessional Healthcare Elective Associated with a Student-Run Free Clinic.

BACKGROUND: An interprofessional elective using a student-run clinic can introduce students to professional roles, collaborative patient care, and health disparities. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Students from four professions (pharmacy, medicine, physician assistant, and physical therapy) participated in a service-learning elective where they received weekly didactic lectures and provided healthcare...