Program Overview
How do ideas about health, illness and medical care differ across cultures? Using Hawaii's multi-ethnic communities (Polynesian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Portugese, Samoan, Vietnamese and Korean) as case studies, this program investigates how different groups and communities think about health and sickness, and how their beliefs influence healthcare practices.
Clinical experiences will include site visits to:
Native Hawaiian health centers
Local primary care clinics that provide care to large groups of immigrants
Traditional Hawaiian healing centers
Other complementary care activities
We'll also explore Hawaii's cultural history, with visits to the Polynesian Cultural Center, the Byodo-in Temple, and the Hawaii State Museum of Natural and Cultural History.
Classes will be held at the University of Hawaii, where you'll attend lectures by Hawaiian faculty, and discuss cultural implications for health care and cultural assessments. Site visits will take place on Oahu, the Big Island and Molokai.
This program is open to undergraduate Nursing students, including BSN and BRN majors, as well as Nursing alumni. Preference will be given to senior Nursing majors.
Applicants will write a typed, one page essay (approx. 250 words) explaining their reasons for taking the course and describing their personal and professional objectives.
UD students pay all program fee deposits by direct bank transfer via this website: http://www.udel.edu/studyabroadpayments. Non-UD students should send a check, payable to the University of Delaware, to CFIS, Elliott Hall, 26 East Main Street, Newark, DE 19716. Credit card payments are not accepted.
