University of Delaware Institute for Global Studies
Winter 2024: Rome ARSC/HLTH micro

Program Dates January 06, 2024 - January 27, 2024 (dates are tentative)
This program is closed.

Program Overview Note: Please check program pages regularly or follow @UDGlobal on Instagram or Twitter for updated information on applying for a 24W study abroad program.

Please review the CGPS COVID-19 Updates page before applying to a study abroad program for information about COVID-19 related travel requirements and policies for UD study abroad.

All applicants must have a valid passport by the program’s application deadline. Your passport’s expiration date must be more than six months after the program ends. If you do not have a current passport, apply through the U.S. State Department. It takes an average of 10-13 weeks (3-4 months) to process a passport.


Traveling and studying abroad during a global pandemic poses new challenges and requires accepting a higher level of uncertainty than in the past. Students who choose to study abroad at this time must be prepared to adapt to the evolving situation and must take responsibility to act in accordance with the rules, regulations, and recommendations of UD, their program leadership, and legal authorities of their home and host country. Due to the rapidly changing and unpredictable global and local response to COVID-19, these rules, regulations and recommendations are subject to change at any time.

The University will continue to monitor the ongoing situation with COVID-19 (coronavirus) as we approach the departure date for this program. Please reach out to your program coordinator or faculty director with questions and continue to monitor the UD coronavirus webpage for updates. If UD decides to cancel a study abroad program, we will communicate directly with affected students.

Join UD and the organization Atlantis for a unique study abroad experience in Rome, Italy. This program provides opportunities for students interested in medical school and other health professions to intern at public hospitals, shadow physicians in hospital settings, and to learn about the European healthcare system. The students will be assigned medical preceptors and will experience approximately 75 hours of shadowing in a hospital setting. Students who participate in this study abroad experience will gain an international perspective on healthcare, discern whether a health career is right for them, and help fine-tune their career interest.

A study abroad experience, which includes shadowing physicians and learning the European healthcare system, will help students to distinguish themselves as strong applicants for medical and other health-related professional schools.

The Program Fee includes includes housing, the academic shadowing experience, academic and cultural excursions and international medical insurance. Students will be housed in a hotel with WiFi access, including breakfast daily and approx. 4 other group meals per week. Students will shadow clinicians at a local hospital in Sibenik.

The Program Fee does not include airfare to or from Rome, nor airport transfers within the U.S. The program officially begins when students arrive in Rome, Italy. Students are responsible for the remainder of meals not included in the program fee. Students will receive detailed travel instructions after acceptance, explaining how and where to purchase their plane ticket. See the Cost section below for estimated airfare.

ACCESSIBILITY: Participants with disabilities should know that accessibility and accommodation in some program locations may differ from the United States. Transit systems and legacy building construction practices may not meet U.S. accessibility standards, and alternative access to public transportation, buildings, or public sites cannot be guaranteed. But UD students with disabilities are welcome and encouraged to study abroad. Review these questions with the Office of Disability Support Services to determine whether this program can meet your accommodation needs.

Courses: Students must enroll in all credit-bearing courses for a grade. Only the UNIV (zero credit) course may be taken pass/fail. Audit registration is not permitted on UD Travel Study. Please refer to the University Catalog to verify requirements and prerequisites. All students must enroll in at least 3 credits, as well as the 0-credit UNIV course.
HLTH 492-071: International Healthcare Practicum (3 credits)
UNIV 370-237: Study Abroad - Rome, Italy (0 credits) pass/fail
Satisfies the following requirements:
  • Discovery Learning


Program Costs:

How much does it cost?.
Delaware ResidentNon-Delaware Resident
Final Tuition based on current year$1,755.00$4,710.00
Final Program Fee$5,475.00$5,475.00
UD Registration & Activities Fee$30.00$30.00
Total to be charged to UD account $7,260.00$10,215.00
Plus Airfare Estimate (purchased separately)$1,000.00$1,000.00

The rates above may not apply to you if you are a UD graduate student during the time you are studying abroad. Please refer to http://www1.udel.edu/finaid/rates.html for the appropriate rates.


When and how do I pay?
If you are offered acceptance to the program, you will have 3 days to withdraw without financial penalty. After the 3 days have passed, you will be officially accepted to the program, and IGS will post the full Program Fee and Tuition/Fees to your UD student account.

*All students will receive an email when they are accepted to a program and will have 10 days from that notification to make their $1,000.00 Initial Payment.


Contact Information:
Virginia Hughes
Faculty Director
303D Willard Hall
302-831-3865
vhughes@udel.edu



Deadlines:
Submit Program Application by 5pm on April 20, 2023
Recommendation also due by 5pm on April 20, 2023
Acceptance and Scholarship Announced: May 03, 2023



Interest Meetings:
03/20/2023, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/92148207158


Program information is subject to change at any time. Please check this web site periodically for updates.