Program Summary
Site Description and History
Application Instructions
Elective Credit
Program Staff

Program Summary

• eight weeks of clinical rotations in Beijing, Mar 2- Apr 26, 2009
• round-trip airfare between SFO and Beijing
• housing for two months
• a stipend of US$375 for incidentals
• 6 units elective credit in Medicine 140.02
  

Site Description and History

Each spring, four 4th-year UCSF medical students are given the opportunity to visit Peking Union Medical College in Beijing, to complete eight weeks of observation on clinical rotations. Simultaneously, four PUMC students visit UCSF.

PUMC is China's elite medical school, founded in 1917 with strong support by the Rockefeller Foundation and the China Medical Board. It is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, whose faculty teaches the biomedical sciences. The college accepts sixty students each year from a large pool of the top graduates of China's middle schools. The curriculum is eight years long, including two years of basic sciences (math, chemistry, physics, etc.) at the famous Peking University.

PUMC is situated in the center of Beijing with easy access to restaurants, movies and other entertainment. The hospital and teaching facilities are very good and most students and faculty understand at least some English and many are able to converse in English.

The UCSF-PUMC Exchange Program has been a part of the UCSF academic tradition for over ten years. This is a unique opportunity to gain insight into China's medical education and health care systems. Even more exciting is the opportunity to work, study and interact with some of China's best students and scientists, who are anxious to meet colleagues from the U.S. It is also an opportunity to learn to appreciate the cultural significance of traditional Chinese medicine.

Application Instructions

To apply, send your resume and completed application form with a description of why you are interested in participating in the program to the Program Assistant at the Office of International Programs.

Application deadline extended: August 15, 2008.

Elective Credit

Six units of course credit in Medicine 140.02 are available upon receipt by the Curricular Affairs Office of an evaluation of your participation by your preceptors at PUMC. Please note that only 6 units (four weeks worth) are available despite the program length of eight weeks. Due to slowness of communication with PUMC, you should take a copy of the evaluation form with you to China and bring it back with you completed.