Proposal of student exchange and elective program (SEP)

INTRODUCTION:

The Gezira student Network organization (SNO) has being an active member of the Network organization .One of the major target of Gezira SNO is the student exchange program. The SEP aims to give student the experience of studying in another school in abroad and being part of another culture.

The SEP would enable student to develop an alternative perspective on health care and education from their own country.

In addition the elective in other countries may contribute to better mutual understanding and exchange of ideas, values and knowledge

BACK GROUND:

THE MEDICAL SCHOOL:

Gezira medical school started at 1975 and take the problems base learning and community orientation as strategic of learning from start. Students have 10 semesters before graduate with integration between basic and clinical science

THE COMMUITY:

Wadmadani town, where the university of Gezira located, being a center of many villages in the heart of the beiges agriculture scheme in the world. The commonest illnesses are malaria portal hypertension, tuberculosis and rheumatic heart disease. The population in the area about 120000

OBJECTIVES OF SEP ARE TO:

1- Activation of the elective through student body
2- Experience problems based learning and working in small tutorial groups.
3- Pass information and exchange ideas about the future of SNO.
4- Get acquainted with the major health problem in different communities.
5- Offer SNO student some experience in primary health care (PHC).
6- Facilitate SNO student's participation in network tufh activities.
7- Experience SNO student's social live.

MODE OF ACTIVITIES:

1- Clinical courses in clouding problems based learning .
2- Community medicine courses.
3- Basic science and skill courses.
4- Activities organized by local SNO projects, seminars, workshops, convoies and research.

COORDINATION:

The SEP will be coordinating by Education development center and the local SNO exchange office under chair of the Dean of the faculty and the Network.

PERIOD OF EXCHANGE:

Will be organized according to the SNO student curriculum. With alternative variation e.g. (2 week, 4 week, 8 week, 16 week).

ESTIMATION COST:

The estimation cost for one Sudanese student is:
Travel (two ways) 1000$
Accommodation for one week 200$
Transport and meals for one week 150$

Gezira University can provide tickets for its student and accommodation and sundries for the student from collaborative school on the SEP.

CONCLUSION:

This program is intended o form that vital link between different countries, that the network is formed to maintain.

AUOTHER

Mr. Ahmed Fanabee
Contact person
Email: ahmed914@hotmail.com

SUPERVISOR
Dr. Mohamed Al Sanosy