Contact Information
KIMBERLY CONNELLY
4016 Student Center
913/588-1480
Cell 816-668-6414 kconnelly@kumc.edu

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference .
- Robert Frost

SUMMER
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE PREPARATION TIMELINE
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FALL 2013
• EXPLORE your options
Contact International Programs
– Indicate your location of interest
– Create a budget including the cost of travel, tuition (if earning credit), VISA, passport, lodging, transportation, meals and personal items
– Download application packet at www.kumc.edu/international-programs.html
Apply for the experience
– Meet with your Academic Advisor (if earning credit) and get advisor signature on the application
– Make contact/introduce yourself to the location/ submit application if necessary
Apply for your passport
– Submit a color copy of your passport to International Programs at internationalelectives@kumc.edu
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SPRING 2014 (4-6 MONTHS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE)
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Make an appointment with Student Health for immunizations, prophylaxis, etc., and to obtain signature on application.
Submit completed International Experience application with all signatures to International Programs at
Get your VISA (if applicable)
– Submit a color copy to International Programs at internationalelectives@kumc.edu
internationalelectives@kumc.edu
Make your travel arrangements
– Submit your itinerary to International Programs at internationalelectives@kumc.edu
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1-4 MONTHS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE
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Attend one required Health and Safety Meeting
Register with Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) at https://step.state.gov/step/
Read the Travel Tips specific to your educational experience destination
Read the PRE-DEPARTURE SUGGESTIONS
Read the PROBLEM SOLVERS
Read and travel with the SAFETY ABROAD BROCHURE
Sign and submit the Waiver of Liability form
Submit Health Insurance information or complete the Lewer Agency Health Insurance form and submit $25 to the Office of International Programs
Be sure that all necessary paperwork has been submitted and received by International Programs:
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Application
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Color copy of your passport
Color copy of your VISA (if applicable)
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Emergency Contact Form
Flight and travel itinerary
Waiver of Liability

• Ecuador: ( www.interhealthsouthamerica.net
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– Limited number
– Applications through Dr. Wedemeyer via e-mail
– June 29-July 26 2014
APPLYING TO THE PROGRAM
Because emphasis is placed on group-oriented and service processes with significant interaction among those taking part, director Don Wedemeyer is attentive that all aspects of the program will meet goals and objectives of individual participants.
For this reason he discusses program details in depth by telephone with each prospective applicant.
PROGRAM PREREQUISITES
1. Current health professions student or resident physician
2. Interest in taking part in international education programs in a group context
3. No previous study of Spanish language required
Interhealth South America
30404 Holly Drive USF
Tampa, Florida 33620
813-425-2096 dwedemeyer@InterhealthSA.net
http://InterhealthSA.net

Spanish and Clinical Opportunities
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Nicaragua :
– Limited number
– Applications through Sara Pirtle at UNMC
– Spanish immersion; primary & community health in a developing country
– PHASE 1 June1- June 29, 2014
Phase II Course Description: This course provides one week of Spanish language review (private instruction) in León at a Spanish bilingual school, followed by three weeks of clinical experience at medical facilities in the León region.
Lectures and field trips will supplement the clinical experience.
Program Coordinators : Angelina Delgado, MD, MPH; Sara E. Pirtle, MBA and selected members of the medical faculty of UCAN. Ms. Pirtle is the Coordinator of International Health & Medical Education at the University of Nebraska
Medical Center. Dr. Delgado is a Nicaraguan primary care physician and the onsite course coordinator.
Requirements: Preference is given to students, faculty, and staff of the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Targeted number of participants per course: six to fourteen participants in Phase I; two to six participants in Phase II.
Housing: Homestay with a Nicaraguan family.
Costs: $2,550 will cover Spanish language instruction, program lectures, homestay with a Nicaraguan family, most meals, airport pickup, housing during field trips, ground transportation, and most miscellaneous program fees. Not included: airfare, meals during the weekends and field trips, required texts, personal expenses, and some miscellaneous costs.
For additional information contact:
International Health & Medical Education
University of Nebraska Medical Center
402 559 6414
Applications available at http://www.unmc.edu/ihme

• If you are going out of the country on ANY program, you need to complete the application;
• You will need to turn in all of the required documentation;
• You will need to attend a required Health and Safety meeting offered every second Friday of the month 2-3 pm in Calkins
Conference Room, G005 Orr Major.