Why Go Abroad?

Some of the benefits of participating in an international elective or other learning opportunity abroad during your medical education include:

Developing a better understanding of international health;
Relating social and economic factors to the cause, treatment, and prevention of disease;
Encountering health-care in lower technology societies;
Learning first-hand about another country and being immersed in a different culture to develop a better understanding of Canada's multicultural population;
Enhancing your clinical skills, sometimes with limited laboratory aids;
Exploring a career in international health;
Understanding different healthcare systems;
Gaining familiarity with different illnesses/diseases.

Other skills enhanced by international education include:

Global Learning