Liberia, West Africa

Catalog description

This elective in global health is part of an ongoing collaboration between the departments of Surgery at WMed and JFK Memorial Medical Center in Monrovia, Liberia. This experience in a low resource healthcare setting has multiple opportunities that can be customized to individual interests. This rotation can last up to 4 weeks. The participant will be part of a team designed to offer expertise in patient care and experience in medical education. Participants will likely be given tasks to advance our collaborative relationships that can include research, identifying areas of need, or providing education to Liberian medical professionals. Participants typically gain perspectives that result in gratitude for the US system of health and provide awareness of the depth of medical need worldwide.