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| QUALIFICATIONS |
The Certificate is open to healthcare professionals and health care profession students in the clinical fields, including physicians, dentists, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, resident physicians, and students of medicine, dentistry, advanced practice nursing, physician assistants, and pharmacy.
| LEARNING OBJECTIVES |
At the completion of the International Medicine Certificate students in the context of a low-resource community will be able to:
- Assess community health status based on the leading determinants of health
- Prevent, diagnose and treat the leading diseases of poverty
- Assure that health interventions are culturally appropriate
- Design effective health interventions as part of a health leadership team
- Successfully adapt one's lifestyle to a new cultural context
| EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS |
International Medicine Certificate students will achieve the above learning objectives through the following four educational components:
International Medicine Online Course
This online course covers the topics of determinants of health, diseases of poverty, cross-cultural competency in healthcare, health leadership, and personal skills for cross-cultural living. Alternately, participants may also opt to take the in-class INMED International Medicine Intensive Course.
International Service Learning
Students serve four to eight weeks at an INMED training site in a developing country where they are supervised by experienced INMED faculty. Student responsibilities may include inpatient care, outpatient clinic, obstetrics, night duty, and participation in research, public health, and primary care activities.
International Medicine Presentation
Students will select a topic on health promotion or disease management relevant to their training site and make a 30-minute educational presentation to the staff at that training site. The student's supervisor will advise in selecting the topic and developing content of this presentation.
International Medicine Essay
The Essay is designed to help students clarify their personal position on the greatest issues surrounding international medicine. It requires thoughtful responses to several questions, is submitted via e-mail, and requires about two hours to complete.
| EVALUATION |
Assessment of student's attainment of the learning objectives will be based upon:
International Medicine Online Course Examination
The on-line examination includes a variety of interactive questions and responses.
Training Site Faculty Evaluation
Supervising faculty at the INMED International Medicine Training Site will submit a written evaluation of student's performance with attention to the above learning objectives.
Essay Evaluation
At the completion of their service learning experience, students will receive guidelines for authoring an essay regarding insights they have developed into international health issues.
| CERTIFICATION |
Students who successfully complete the above course of study will receive the INMED International Medicine Certificate. Verification of the educational experience will be provided to the student's affiliated school or residency program.
| OPTIONAL INTERNATIONAL HIV MEDICINE CERTIFICATION |
Students enrolled in the INMED International Medicine Certificate program may also have an opportunity to complete the INMED International HIV Medicine Certificate. Both Certificate programs can be conducted simultaneously when a student:
- Selects an INMED International Medicine Training Site that is also listed as an INMED International HIV Medicine Training Site
- Requests on the INMED International Medicine Certificate application to also be considered for the INMED International HIV Medicine Certificate.