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

Course details:

Duration: 4 weeks
Credit: 3 credits
Hybrid form: live shadowing + remote seminars

Available locations:

Florence
Milan
Genoa
Bologna
Rome

Course Syllabus:

Dates and fees

€ 8,900 ≈ 9,400$

I term: May 22 - June 16
II term: June 26 – July 21

€ 9,100 ≈ 9,700$

I term: June 26 – July 21

€ 9,100 ≈ 9,700$

I term: May 22 - June 16
II term: June 26 – July 21

€ 10,920 ≈ 11,600$

I term: May 22 - June 16
II term: June 26 – July 21

€ 9,700 ≈ 10,300$

I term: May 22 - June 23
II term: June 26 – July 28

€ 11,870 ≈ 12,600$

I term: May 22 - June 23
II term: June 26 – July 28

Included with the fees

Currently accepting candidates:

Pre-meds, Pre-PA, Pre-nursing, Health sciences, Allied Health, Pre-pharmacy, Pre-dental, Public Health, PA, Nursing students, Medical students, Gap-year, Post-bacc, Global Health, Biomedical engineering, Healthcare related paths

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