Ali Daneshvar is among 18 Michigan State University (MSU) medical students who recently returned from a week long stay in the Dominican Republic, where they studied tropical medicine.
According to excerpts from the article:
The trip was led by Reza Nassiri, director of the university's Institute of International Health and professor of osteopathic medicine. The institute works with the College of Osteopathic Medicine and coordinates joint research opportunities for faculty and medical students. It suggests partnerships with foreign universities and hospitals and the dean's office of the college approves them.
Fourth-year medical students can study at partner institutions for up to four weeks for an elective, or they can do medical research overseas for up to a year with the dean's approval. The medical mission programs last one or two weeks during university breaks and always have faculty supervision, Nassiri said.
Dean William Strampel of the College of Osteopathic Medicine said most students who went on the trips probably wouldn't decide to work overseas.
"The real goal behind that is to get people used to the idea that there are differences out there," Strampel said.
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