VIA’s comparative health care programs empower medical students from across Asia to become empathetic, self-aware health care professionals able to communicate across boundaries. Programs combine cultural immersion, critical analysis and experiential learning activities with opportunities to experience the clinical, technological and entrepreneurial forces dramatically reshaping health care in the San Francisco Bay Area.
VIA Health Care Programs Overview (2024) by VIA Programs
Programs
Discovering Culture & Health Care (DCH)
Program Dates: March 11-18, 2024
Open to: University students studying in a health-related field (pre-med, pharmacy, nursing, public health, etc)
Location: Silicon Valley, with visits to San Francisco & Stanford University
Application Deadline: Round 1: October 29 | Round 2: December 3 | Round 3: January 7
Exploring Health Care (EHC) Online
Program Dates: March 20-26, 2024 (US Time)
Open to: University students studying in a health-related field (pre-med, pharmacy, nursing, public health, etc)
Location: Online
Application Deadline: Round 1: October 29 | Round 2: December 3 | Round 3: January 7
Exploring Health Care (EHC) in Silicon Valley
Program Dates: August 4-16, 2024
Open to: University students studying in a health-related field (pre-med, pharmacy, nursing, public health, etc)
Location: Silicon Valley, with visits to San Francisco & Stanford University
Application Deadline: Spring Deadlines* - Round 1: October 29 | Round 2: December 3 | Round 3: January 7