SIT Study Abroad: Chile: Public Health, Traditional Medicine, and Community Empowerment

Learn about public health through traditional medicine and intercultural healthcare practices, Indigenous customs, community welfare, and social justice.

WHY STUDY ABROAD IN CHILE?

Live in ethnically diverse Arica, Chile, home to many different cultures and healthcare practices as well as unequal access to health services. From this strategic location near the borders of Peru and Bolivia, you’ll learn about transnational issues such as infectious disease management and examine healthcare from international perspectives at health centers and government offices. You’ll also learn how to collect, analyze, integrate, and report social and public health data, and use that knowledge while completing independent research or an internship.

Learn first-hand about the work carried out by the public health teams of the Chilean Health System, learning about action plans, programs and initiatives in community health and with indigenous peoples and immigrants from other Latin American countries living in Chile.

Spend more than three weeks with Mapuche and Aymara communities, where you will learn about intercultural and Indigenous medicine and examine how healthcare policies and politics affect Indigenous people. Throughout the program, you will engage with health officials, policymakers, and traditional medicine practitioners and have homestays with three different families in both urban and rural areas.

You will also learn Spanish language skills related to health sciences through classroom learning, cultural immersion, homestays, and excursions.

Please visit the SIT Study Abroad website for details on the program highlights and details of coursework, educational excursions, and housing.

MONEY MATTERS

SIT is an all-inclusively priced study abroad program – including academics costs, excursions, accommodations, airport transfers, and health insurance. Be sure to discuss how study abroad costs are handled at your school with your study abroad advisor and read the website for more specific information.  

SCHOLARSHIPS

SIT has awarded an average of over $1.3 million in scholarships and grants to SIT Study Abroad students in the past three years. All scholarships and grants are need-based. Awards generally range from $500 to $5,000.  

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"This was a fantastic program that I would highly recommend. The staff were extremely supportive and accommodating, the excursions and visits to hospitals/healthcare centers were informative, and the homestay portion helped my improve my Spanish and understanding of Chilean culture. During the ISP period, I got the amazing opportunity to live with a Mapuche family and work and study in their community."


CONTACT SIT STUDY ABROAD

·       Visit our website: studyabroad.sit.edu

·       Request more information or email us: studyabroad@sit.edu

·       Call an admissions counselor: 888-272-7881

·       Contact a former student.

·       Apply to SIT
 

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