Health Care and Culture in China: The Qingdao Experience
HSA 6958 and HSA 3992
March 14, 2009 to March 21, 2009
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The UNF Health Administration Program will host a Study Abroad program in China during March of 2009. The program is open to qualified students from the Health Administration Program with a limited number of seats also available for students from the Public Health and Community Health Education programs. Participants will visit Beijing and Qingdao in the Shandong Province.

The program will be led by UNF Health Administration faculty, Dr. Mei Zhao and Dr. Rob Haley.  Participants will leave for China on March 14, 2009, and return on March 21, 2009. The Program activities will include:

Beijing:

Tour The Great Wall and the Forbidden City Visit Tiananmen Square and the “birds nest” Olympic Stadium Tour of Beijing CDC and area hospitals

Qingdao:

Tour of Qingdao University (QU) Department of Health Administration and Public Health Meetings with graduate and undergraduate students from QU Lectures/Seminars by UNF and QU faculty and students Tours of local hospitals and Qingdao CDC

The full cost of the trip will be approximately $3,150 (plus the cost of tuition). Costs for selected students will be partially supported by a Transformation Learning Opportunity (TLO) scholarship which will cover a portion of the expense for participants.  If selected to receive the TLO Scholarship, then the cost for undergraduates will be lowered to approximately $1,500 and the cost for graduates will be lowered to approximately $2,000.  Note:  Tuition costs are separate and additional.

Selection for participation and for support of the TLO scholarship will be based on GPA, essay, career interest, and references.  Graduate students will also be required to present on a pre-determined healthcare subject as part of our cultural exchange in China.

Potential participants must submit an application by Monday, October 20, 2008, in order to be considered for participation. Students selected to receive TLO funding will be notified by November 7, 2008.

Space is limited to 15 undergraduate and 5 graduate participants. All students selected for the program will be required to pay a $500 deposit by November 14, 2008, and the balance by January 10, 2009.
 
Please contact Dr. Mei Zhao at (904) 620-1444 (email: mzhao@unf.edu) or Dr. D. Rob Haley at 904-905-0052 (email: rhaley@unf.edu) for more information.