The SOM Student Affairs office has put together a number of resources to assist students who are scheduling international research, electives, and rotations. Students planning to participate in international programs are now required to follow a specific protocol and to submit an online application through the university's Study Abroad application site.
Read the Medical School Study Abroad Protocol
Required Materials
- Go! Recommendations and Other Useful Stuff for CWRU Medical Students Contemplating International Electives, 3rd Edition by Thomas M. Daniel, MD.
Travel Lectures
All videos must be viewed
- View video on Bioethics, Social Justice, Stigma, Medical Missions
Lecturer: Nicole Deming, JD - View video Preparation for Travel, Diarrheal Disease, Bacteria (Plague, Mening)
Lecturer: Keith Armitage, MD
View video on How to Behave During an International Elective
Lecturer: Yopal Yadavalli, MD