P010A MedSpanish

A successful conclusion of the January-February 2020 session of the medical Spanish course, clinical rotation & MSU Spring Break

With large participation of students from:

• Boston University School of Medicine - US
• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine - US
• The Ohio State University College of Medicine - US
• University of Central Florida College of Medicine - US
• King's College London - UK
• Arcadia University – US
• University of Otago - New Zealand
• Harvard Medical School - US

IHCAI Institute successfully managed each of its programs for international medical and PA students and achieved an enriching academic, professional and personal experience. 

On behalf of the entire IHCAI team, we want to thank everyone for their trust, effort, and enthusiasm. 

It is very gratifying to see how students can advance in a few weeks in the mastery of medical Spanish that will later be useful in their clinical work with patients, to recognize the Costa Rican health system working in EBAIS and in hospitals, as well as to know better the country's culture through their experience of integrating into a local family.

In addition, with great joy, we can report that we were able to retake the Spring Break that we traditionally held with MSU with a total participation of 19 students. 

After a long work with Jonelle K. Golding -Director of Graduate Curriculum Integration and Global Health Experiences, College of Human Medicine- we were able to renew the course program that had as its central theme: "Broadening Perspectives on Healthcare in Costa Rica". 

As part of the objectives, we worked hard with ANASOVI and managed to give a vital contribution to this patient organization in Costa Rica.

All this happened in just 9 weeks of hard work, many satisfactions and unforgettable experiences. 

Then came the COVID-19 pandemic and completely paralyzed our programs with international students. All this has forced us to make an extraordinary effort to renew and adapt in record time. The entire IHCAI team works on that, but of course, we remain hopeful that we will welcome new, sensitive and hard-working students from all over the world. We take this opportunity to send a message of support to all our students from the past who are currently at the forefront of the fight against the virus. Take care all and remember fondly!