IFMSA Research Exchange: A Life-Changing Experience
Being an exchange student exhibits significant benefits beyond the educational scope, with regard to interacting with a different cultural environment, learning to accept diversity, acquiring the local language, and developing self-confidence. In this light, each year the International Federation o...
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Being an exchange student exhibits significant benefits beyond the educational scope, with regard to interacting with a different cultural environment, learning to accept diversity, acquiring the local language, and developing self-confidence. In this light, each year the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) provides the opportunity to approximately 15,000 medical students to carry out a clinical or research exchange in a foreign institution. In this article, I attempt to describe the unique journey I experienced in September 2022 in Argentina as a sophomore from Greece, not only in terms of educational and scientific knowledge, but also as far as cross-cultural interaction and personal growth.
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b1558d3587949568030afe6db97ebbd2023-06-30T19:59:07ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghInternational Journal of Medical Students2076-63272023-06-0111210.5195/ijms.2023.1863IFMSA Research Exchange: A Life-Changing ExperienceMaria Konstantina Tzioti0Third-year Medical Student. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. Being an exchange student exhibits significant benefits beyond the educational scope, with regard to interacting with a different cultural environment, learning to accept diversity, acquiring the local language, and developing self-confidence. In this light, each year the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) provides the opportunity to approximately 15,000 medical students to carry out a clinical or research exchange in a foreign institution. In this article, I attempt to describe the unique journey I experienced in September 2022 in Argentina as a sophomore from Greece, not only in terms of educational and scientific knowledge, but also as far as cross-cultural interaction and personal growth. https://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/1863Medical StudentUndergraduate Medical EducationMedical ResearchAnimal Experimental UseCross-Cultural Comparisons |
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| title_short | IFMSA Research Exchange: A Life-Changing Experience |
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