Africa Health Practica for Students in Health-related Fields
In order to further our collaborative ties with the
Penn School of Medicine and to promote the study of
African health more generally, the African Studies
Center offers African experiences of short duration
to Penn students. These "practica" are available
to both medical students and to graduate students in
the social sciences whose work focuses on health-related
issues. These experiences can take various forms.
Medical students may opt for a rotation in an African
hospital or medical research center, or for clinical
work in a rural health center. Graduate students may
choose to intern in a health-related NGO or design
a short research project of their own on an African
health-related issue using e.g. anthropological, demographic,
or historical approaches. The Penn Africa Health
Group will announce an annual competition for these
experiences and will choose two students for funding
based on the quality of their proposals. The AHG will
use its broad network of contacts to find appropriate
institutions and NGO's with which students may work
or affiliate.
Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar, aadinar@mail.sas.upenn.edu