Arcadia Programs
Hospital Shadowing and Seminar Class
The 4 and 5 week programs for credit offer you a chance to combine your shadowing experience with a seminar course offered by Arcadia University.
Gain insight into your individual, unique psychometric profile and intercultural competence – a valuable outcome for navigating your professional progress, networks, and personal growth in the future.
Shadow and make your credit count
This dynamic experiential education course provides the academic structure to maximize your medical shadowing experience and connect it to both your course of study and career aspirations through exploring intercultural work experiences, amplifying personal development, and enriching both your professional network and skill set.
The classes will be held online in the afternoon and will complement, enrich, and contextualize the clinical experience students gain at the hospital.
You will receive guidance on what to observe, and you will have opportunities to reflect both individually and collectively on your observations.
The class will give you an opportunity to gain insight into your individual, unique psychometric profile and intercultural competence through a development workshop – a valuable outcome for navigating your professional progress, networks, and personal growth in the future.
In addition to guided self-reflection and group discussions, part of the course will focus on building your own application portfolio, including a resume, public profile, cover letter, and application essay targeted to your preferred career in healthcare.
This portfolio will be useful for your graduate school application, job applications, and other career and academic opportunities you wish to pursue.
Course Outline
- Introduction to the Italian Healthcare System
- Intercultural Competency & Healthcare
- Critiquing the Workplace: Comparing European and American
Approaches - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Italy
- Constructing Your Narrative – Medical School & Allied Health
Pathways and Applications - Leveraging Your Experience: Professional Development
Workshop - Guest Lecture – Healthy Boundaries for Health Professionals
- Reflective Presentations
Dates and fees
Bologna, 4 weeks
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I term: May 22 - June 16
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II term: June 26 – July 21
Genoa, 4 weeks
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I term: June 26 – July 21
Milan, 4 weeks
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I term: May 22 - June 16
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II term: June 26 – July 21
Florence, 4 weeks
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I term: May 22 - June 16
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II term: June 26 – July 21
Bologna, 5 weeks
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I term: May 22 - June 23
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II term: June 26 – July 28
Florence, 5 weeks
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I term: May 22 - June 23
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II term: June 26 – July 28
Included with the fees
- Shadowing ≈ 80 hours overall
- At least 5 rotations
- 3-credit course with Arcadia University
- Accommodation
- 24/7 on-site support
- Medical and travel insurance
- Transportation
- Excursions and cultural immersion
- Airport pick-up and chek-in upon arrival
- Pre-program and post-program support


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I was really surprised to see the way I carried myself so well and became fearless and confident in my passion for medicine throughout the program.
Nthabeleng MacDonald Student at Gallaudet UniversityRome Fellowship '22