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Pre-Health

See healthcare through a wider lens.

Designed for students exploring medicine, nursing, dentistry, public health, and related fields, the Pre-Health path offers observerships with healthcare professionals and systems in an international context.

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What you’ll explore

What the experience may include

Select a topic to learn more. Activities and access vary by program.

Healthcare settings

Observerships in participating hospital departments and clinical settings.

Students may observe how healthcare teams communicate, collaborate, and respond to patients and communities across a range of roles and areas of practice. Specific hospital access and departments vary by program, and students observe rather than practise.

Conversations with professionals

Hear how healthcare professionals think about their work.

Conversations may explore career paths, daily responsibilities, and how culture, policy, resources, and local priorities shape the way care is organized and delivered.

Cultural experiences

Group meals, cultural activities, and excursions.

Time beyond observerships helps students experience local traditions and everyday life, with accommodation and planned group meals as part of the program.

Guided reflection

Connect what you see with your own direction.

Guided reflection and group discussion help students link healthcare observations with their interests, values, and the questions they want to explore in future study.

The experience abroad

Understand the field. Discover the culture around it.

Beyond observerships, students share group meals, cultural activities, and excursions, with time to experience local traditions and everyday life. Guided reflection helps connect what they see in healthcare settings with what they are learning about themselves.

Two students in white coats talking with a nurse in blue scrubs over coffee in a hospital cafeteriaA doctor pointing out an anatomy display on a monitor to two students in white coatsTwo students in blue scrubs putting on surgical caps and reviewing notes outside an operating roomA group of students in white coats outside a European healthcare building

Health & Safety

Preparation, communication, and care.

Your Pre-Health experience includes pre-departure health and safety guidance, orientation upon arrival, experienced local staff in Europe, and 24/7 emergency response. Health insurance is included in the program fee. Risk-aware planning and clear incident-management procedures support the experience. Review your program’s contacts and insurance coverage before departure.

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Talk with our team

A new perspective on healthcare starts with a conversation.

Talk about your interests, program options, and how to prepare.

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