This elective is offered in the second term. The elective consists of eight two hour interactive discussions led by faculty with a student moderator. Each event includes preparatory readings and videos related to the discussion topic.

Each student is responsible for developing and moderating a one hour educational event as assigned by the course director.

This elective allows students to travel to India to collaborate with the Institute for Rural Health Studies (IRHS). Students will collaborate on a project identified by the IRHS, and with the guidance of the organization and the elective director, will contribute to their chosen project.

This elective course is focused at the intersection of interprofessional education, cultural diversity, and environmental justice in Puerto Rico. This longitudinal elective will help students understand the Puerto Rican healthcare system to better prepare them to work with diverse communities and to address health inequities. Topics covered in this course will include structural health inequities, and the impacts of colonialism on healthcare, the effect of climate change on healthcare and the complexities of providing ethical healthcare aid. Facilitated group discussions will focus on environmental justice, social determinants of health, structural racism and social justice. Students will gain the skills to not only identify health inequities unique to Puerto Ricans, but also how to mitigate their effects by working interprofessionally with nurses and social workers.

The course will combine in person classroom instruction, self-directed online learning, and an optional onsite experiential learning opportunity in San Juan Puerto Rico within the El Cano Martin Pena (ECMP) community. Spots for the travel portion of this elective are limited.

This longitudinal elective will help students analyze our current healthcare system for structural health inequities. Facilitated group discussions will focus on implicit bias, social determinants of health, structural racism, and microaggressions and how they lead to health inequity. Students will gain the skills in analyzing the institution of healthcare for these inequities, and develop skills to mitigate their effects.

This 4-week rotation will begin with four days of preparation including lectures and simulations in Kalamazoo. One afternoon will be dedicated to packing supplies. The second week will take place in remote underserved areas of Palawan together with the local healthcare providers. This is a resource limited area. Prior ultrasound training is useful. Participants should consider taking the September-October POCUS elective but this is not required. The third and fourth weeks are based in government teaching hospitals in and around Manila including the national children's hospital and regional center for infectious diseases. This will offer clinical experience under the supervision of designated local attending physicians and specialists.

Students may develop an individualized course on a topic of their choice under the direction of a faculty member. Students should work with a faculty member to submit the form Elective Proposal to Educational Affairs at least eight weeks prior to the projected start date. This elective requires prior approval.

This 4-week rotation will begin with four days of preparation including lectures and simulations in Kalamazoo. One afternoon will be dedicated to packing supplies. The second week will take place in remote underserved areas of Palawan together with the local healthcare providers. This is a resource limited area. Prior ultrasound training is useful. Participants should consider taking the September-October POCUS elective but this is not required. The third and fourth weeks are based in government teaching hospitals in and around Manila including the national children's hospital and regional center for infectious diseases. This will offer clinical experience under the supervision of designated local attending physicians and specialists.