Foreign medical student want to learn something in vacations

[carcasman]

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Hello,

I'm a medical student (4th year) in Valencia, Venezuela.

I'm planning to visit the US (NJ specifically) next January for vacations. But i wanted to enjoy my time by learning some things in this city. I was wondering if there was an University, hospital or some place where i can go, and get access to some classes, or information, maybe some short-internship for foreign students, i just wanted to use my vacations to meet the city and the medical system over there.


Thank you very much for your help.

 

[hrandani]

Oh good, new jersey. You can learn Hindi.

 

[carcasman]

Hindi?

 

[Leminot]

haha

 

[Tattersall]

Hindi?

Uh, New Jersey has one of the largest Indian populations in the United States. It was around 12% in 2000. I presume the "Hindi" comment was a joke about this.

 

[WellWornLad]

Robert Wood Johnson is the only medical school in New Jersey. If you're close to New York City, there are many more - NYU, Columbia, Albert Einstein, SUNY Downstate, Cornell.

However, if you're hoping to just show up and just start doing stuff in the hospital, you may be disappointed. You've got to apply for a rotation beforehand, provide a great deal of documentation, and sort out your malpractice insurance situation. US medical students generally get covered reciprocally during away rotations, but as an international student I doubt you'd be covered, and buying out of pocket could cost a few thousand dollars US.

You may be able to sit in on some undergraduate classes, but medical schools aren't usually known for letting non-medical students sit in on medical school classes.