Letter to the student

Dear Student,

Thank you for choosing IFMSA and SCOPE for your clerkship.

You are participating in the largest student run exchange program. As such, most of the work done for your exchange is by colleagues of you, who have volunteered time out of their medical curriculum to help you have a memorable exchange opportunity. You will experience a great hospitability, an excellent chance to discover a new health care system, a wonderful opportunity to meet new friends from around the world. However, we would like to draw your attention that this exchange is first and foremost an educational opportunity. As such, we urge you to act in consequence. You are requested to attend actively 80% of your rotation, have an active participation in the plan of care of patients, and fill this student’s logbook seriously in order to get your Exchange Certificate.

You will be requested to:

• Arrange to meet your supervising doctor on your first day to discuss expectations and goals of the clerkship.

• Fill out the logbook according to the expectations of your home Faculty and your supervising doctor.

• Ensure that you “meet expectations” of supervising doctor in order to get the certificate of clerkship signed by the supervisor.

• Fill out the electronic Evaluation Form (eEF) available at the IFMSA database (ifmsa.net) at the end of the exchange.

• Present the signed handbook and certificate to your local exchange officer when you return from you exchange.

Enjoy your exchange!

Global Health Learning Objectives

Within SCOPE, we think the idea of Global Health Education is very important. We recommend that you take a bit of time to consider the objectives below and research some of the health issues that you host country faces and how this contrasts with your own country.

1. To know the primary health concerns and basic epidemiology of the host country and how it differs from the home country

2. To understand the structure of the healthcare system in the host country and how it is funded

3. To have a knowledge of the medical education system in the host country

4. To observe professional and doctor-patient relationships in the host country and compare them to the home country

5. Identify any differences in public health regionally and nationally in the host country