This is to invite your interest and participation in the elective clerkship in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in conjunction with Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine.  The elective is sponsored by Loyola faculty, Dr. Amy Blair, and will be coordinated on-site by Mr. Ky Nguyen.

Course graded pass/fail only.

Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine in Ho Chi Minh City offer students the opportunity to rotate in a busy inpatient setting alongside Vietnamese faculty and students. Once approved, students are linked with hospital teams from a variety of departments based on interest, including Tropical Medicine, Intensive Care, Orthopedics and Emergency. There are unique opportunities within the Tropical Medicine division to be a part of team rounds on patients with a variety of endemic infectious diseases that are rare in the United States training setting. There are also opportunities to spend time with Infectious Disease researchers. Within the Orthopedic and Emergency Departments, there are ample opportunities to assist in surgical management of trauma cases, including scrubbing in for surgeries. All clinical experiences are supervised by Vietnamese faculty, and most experiences are observation (except surgical assist). Students are not provided official interpreters, but often find ad hoc interpretation among Vietnamese students. The learning environment also provides the opportunity to examine a different health delivery system and participate in numerous cross-cultural exchanges.