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Class status:	2nd Year, 3rd Year, 4th+ Year	Type of program:	Field Study, Internship, Specialized courses for study abroad students
Academic area:	Health, Languages, Latin American Studies, Nursing, Pre-Med, Public Health	Language of instruction:	Spanish
Language courses offered in:	Spanish	Prior language study required:	4 semesters
Open to non-UConn students:	No	Required GPA:	3.0

The Program

Study abroad on the IES Abroad Santiago Health Studies Summer Program and enhance your classroom studies through practical and direct experience in Chile's community-centered public health care system.  This program is ideal for advanced Spanish students in pre-med studies, nursing, pharmacy, public health, hospital management, and other health related professions.


The Academics

Students will enroll in two courses for this program.  The first course is the Clinical Observation Internship in Health Studies.  The purpose of this course is to offer students a global vision of the Chilean health system, of health policies and healthcare delivery to community. This seminar is structured as academic support and context to the clinical observation that students will do in the field, whose objective is to conduct and develop awareness and respect in medical assistance practices based on cultural and social aspects that are particular to Chile. This course will also analyze transversal themes such as efficiency, equity and the quality of service delivery to patients in each of the sessions.

The second course is Spanish for Health Practitioners.  This course is designed to develop students' professional studies in the health care area while simultaneously preparing them to work in cross-cultural settings where effective communicative Spanish skills play a crucial role. The emphasis of this course is placed both on the linguistic aspects and also on the development of students? cultural competence and understanding. Students will learn about the Chilean health system and non-traditional health care practices while expanding their medical vocabulary.

In order to earn credit at UConn for courses completed on this program, individual courses must be approved by a designated UConn course evaluator and assigned a UConn course number. Complete instructions for this process can be found under Getting Academic Credit on the navigation bar on the left of the Study Abroad Homepage.


The Experience

Students will live in private homestays and will have all meals provided by their homestay families. All accommodations are screened and approved by the IES Abroad Santiago staff.

IES Abroad Santiago sponsors field trips in and around Santiago, including a day trip to Valparaíso, a major Chilean port.  IES Abroad staff can also advise you on cultural events and activities in Santiago to help you learn more about Chilean culture.

The IES Abroad Center is ideally situated in the heart of Santiago, just east of San Cristobal Hill. The Center offers wireless internet access, classrooms, administrative offices, and a small library. Students are encouraged to bring laptops, provided they are insured. The IES Abroad Santiago Center offers wireless Internet access, but you should not expect to have Internet access in your homestays. IES Abroad provides computer facilities for you to complete your academic work, but facilities are not as extensive or as readily available as many U.S. institutions.