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Summer 2027 | Durban, Johannesburg, & Cape Town, South Africa

    Apply Now - Applications are due by January 30

    Big Experiences Lead to Bold Futures

    At Drew, all students graduate with at least two experiential learning opportunities on their transcripts. Guaranteed.

    This nycTREC program fulfills the Gen Ed-Immersive Experience requirement.

    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 healthcare 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

    This program is especially relevant to students planning careers in medicine, public health, or human development. Its skills-based, interdisciplinary design is for students of all majors, with particular appeal in the natural sciences, Africana studies, anthropology, religion, international relations, and public policy.