Theme: 3II International
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The Swansea - Gambia Link: Embedding mutually beneficial international exchanges into the medical curriculum
Authors: Institutions: Swansea College of Medicine
 
Background

Globalisation has increased the need for medical students to learn about healthcare inequalities and cultural differences, to better serve increasingly multicultural, mobile communities.

A partnership between the medical schools in Swansea and The Gambia was established in 2007, supported by the Tropical Health and Education Trust. The Link aimed to promote shared learning, research and improve healthcare outcomes primarily through annual student exchange visits.

Summary of Work

To develop a more sustainable, two-way partnership, in 2011, Welsh Government and a local Health Board agreed that NHS funding could be used to embed into the Swansea curriculum a formal, two-week clinical placement in The Gambia for twenty students accompanied by a tutor. In return, Swansea hosts medical students and teachers from The Gambia.

Swansea students spent time observing in paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, emergency medicine, surgery, psychiatry and tuberculosis field work. This was based at two hospitals, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital and the Medical Research Council. Gambian students observed the same specialities at Morriston and Singleton Hospital, in the UK.

Placements involve:
- Understanding the different infectious diseases in the UK and The Gambia and appreciating their clinical presentation and management.
- Observing the role of healthcare professionals and students.
- Attending hospital and university based teaching sessions.

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