Please note the Summer 2025 program is full and is not accepting more applications.
This Clinical Fellowship, which focuses on providing AAMC-compliant physician shadowing in an international setting, will take place over 4 weeks in Summer term. In partnership with Atlantis, Fellows are afforded the opportunity to experience global healthcare with a group of other pre-health students, shadowing doctors in a different specialty each week for at least 20 hours per week.
Students will be assigned a site in Spain or Italy after commitment, based on group-size and available locations. In the past, students have shadowed in facilities in Rome or Mantova Italy, and Burgos Spain. Students will be asked to indicate a preference for location, but they should be open to either site to get the most out of the program.
Students will shadow four days per week, generally between 9am – 2pm, although the hours will change depending on the day and hospital activity. One weekday per week is reserved for an Atlantis-organized group excursion of cultural, regional, or historical interest. Students will shadow in various medical fields inside the hospital – some surgical but more often non-surgical. The internship is observational only, in accordance with AAMC and GASP guidelines (clinical skills are not practiced). In addition to the shadowing hours, students may have service-learning opportunities, depending on the site (for example, English teaching, assistance in pediatric or geriatric wards, etc.).
Shadowing opportunities for UO students are available in several small to medium-sized cities in Spain. Spanish language proficiency is welcome but not required.
Internship assignments vary. While internships help develop technical abilities, they provide more fundamental life skills. Interns will get an introduction to the professional world and the opportunity to gain career-ready competencies in critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and global and intercultural fluency.
Qualifications:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work independently
- Flexibility to take on multiple job responsibilities, including entry-level tasks
- Ability to take initiative, work independently, and deal with ambiguity
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work on a team
- Strong attention to accuracy, details, and organizational skills
What is GlobalWorks?
GlobalWorks internships are personalized internship programs that bring you out of the country, and into the workplace. We connect academic study with real-world experiences by providing full-time international internship opportunities to UO students in various career fields. Working with local professional internship providers in locations around the world, we provide individualized placements for UO students. Students earn UO credits and life-changing work experience in a different culture. Immerse yourself in a new city, earn UO course credits, and gain professional experience with a GlobalWorks internship.
