Ithaca College

HINT-31300 Health Care and Culture:
An International Field Experience
Summer Session 2011 (May 24 - June 8, 2011)
Instructor: Mary Taylor
 

This course will take place in Malawi, also known as the warm heart of Africa. In this safe and friendly country, students will observe firsthand the effects of poverty on health care.

Students will learn about traditional medicine as well as current medical practices. There will be opportunities to assist feeding babies at local crisis care nurseries, interact with orphans at the feeding centers and meet students at the University of Malawi. The students will visit hospitals and clinics in the northern region of Malawi.

There will also be an opportunity to take a safari on a game preserve. This unique learning experience will broaden awareness of the interdependence of the world communities.

Students can choose to take this course for part of independent study, fieldwork/internship.

For more information contact: Mary Taylor at mtaylor@ithaca.edu