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| Course
Title |
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Diploma in International Health |
| Institution |
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Beer-Sheva: Medical School for International Health |
| Country |
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Israel |
| Type |
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Diploma |
| Topics |
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Public/Global Health: International Health Issues and Development
Health Determinants: Poverty
Health Determinants: Socio-cultural aspects |
| Language |
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English |
| Degree,
Credits |
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| Location |
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Beer -Sheva, Israel |
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Objectives/
Content |
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A four-year, American-style
medical school that prepares physicians to address the
political, environmental, cultural and economic factors
that impact the health of individuals and populations.
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| Next
Beginning |
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July 2011 |
| Appl.
Deadline |
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Applications are reviewed on
a rolling basis for admission to the following year\'s class.
There is a $95 US application fee that must accompany the
application.
Apply
here |
| Duration |
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4 years |
| Requirements |
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an undergraduate degree from
an accredited university, mcat scores, one year of Physics,
one year of Biology, and two years of Chemistry, one of
which must be Organic Chemistry with labs and lectures. |
| Structure |
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Three years are spent in Israel
at Ben-Gurion's Beer-Sheva campus. During the fourth year,
students take clinical electives at Columbia University
Medical Center and its affiliates. In the spring of the
fourth year students take a required eight-week global health
clinical clerkship working with underserved communities. |
| Cooperation |
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The Medical School for International
Health (MSIH) is a collaboration between Ben-Gurion University
of the Negev Faculty of Health Sciences and Columbia University
Medical Center. Doctors graduate with special skills in
primary care and community, preventive, and population-based
medicine. |
| Course
fee |
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$31,500 for the entering class
of 2010 |
| Accommodation |
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Students live off-campus in
apartments nearby. The cost of living is very reasonable. |
For
further
information |
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Tel: +1 (0)212 305 95 87
Fax: +1 (0)212 305 30 79
Email: bgcu-md@columbia.edu
Internet:
Click
here or Click
here for PDF |
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| Last
update |
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04/01/2011 mas |
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