Healthcare and Human Development in South Africa
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- Minimum GPA of 2.0
- Good academic and disciplinary standing
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Brianne Barker
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Summer 2024 | Durban, Johannesburg, & Cape Town, South Africa


- Program Fee: $4,700
- Will include 4-credit tuition, accommodations, some meals, local transportation, cultural activities, and excursions.
Applications are due by February 1.
Information Session: Healthcare and Human Development/Psychology of Group Conflict and Reconciliation in South Africa
Date: Thursday, November 16th
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Brothers College, BC 215
Date: Thursday, December 7th
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Brothers College, BC 215
Big Experiences Lead to Bold Futures
Under the Launch career development platform, all students graduate with at least two experiential learning opportunities on their transcripts. Guaranteed.
This shortTREC program will count towards this out-of-the-classroom requirement in Drew’s rigorous curriculum.
Travel
Visit key cities to study the complex interplay between modern and traditional medicine in South Africa: Durban, a multicultural port city; Johannesburg, South Africa’s vibrant heart; and Cape Town, a cosmopolitan coastal city. Each offers a unique perspective on South African medicine, from modern teaching hospitals, NGOs and research labs to rural clinics and traditional healing centers.
Rethink
Culture and Human Health
What is the relationship between health care and culture in South Africa? How and why do South Africans integrate modern Western medicine with traditional healing practices? Might this South African approach—addressing mind, body, and soul—hold lessons for us?
Explore
Synthesize Immersive and Academic Learning
Observe the practice of health care and biomedical research in South Africa. Study the care of patients in hospitals, clinics, and research centers as well as shrines, prayer camps, and healing centers. Engage with practitioners and clients through service learning. Examine the challenges of integrating culturally resonant healing practices into health policy and human development.
Connect
Launch-Endorsed Immersive Experience
This program is especially relevant to students planning careers in medicine, public health, or human development. Its skills-based, interdisciplinary design provides a Launch-endorsed experience for students of all majors, with particular appeal in the natural sciences, Africana studies, anthropology, religion, international relations, and public policy.