International Biomedical Science Summer School

About

Dreaming of a future in global health, science or medicine? Spend four weeks exploring international healthcare challenges and boosting your English skills at a top UK university in the beautiful South West of England.

What will you learn?
Tropical medicine: How infectious diseases spread, how the body fights them and methods of treatment and prevention.
Healthcare ethics: Moral and political issues around global health, including fairness, responsibility and equality.
Global challenges: The effect of climate change, migration and globalisation on global health – and how to solve complex problems.

You will also enjoy practical experiences, such as the opportunity to visit a snake venom unit, simulation ward and diagnostic laboratories, as well as using next-generation sequencing data and cutting-edge biotechnologies.

The price of the school includes accommodation, a social programme, and an end of course certificate. Breakfast and dinner are also available at an additional cost.

Course leader

Dr Dominic Wiredu Boakye and Professor Musarrat Maisha Reza

Target group

This course would suit students from a range of disciplines including medicine, medical sciences, environmental science, international development, and politics. It would be particularly suitable for students who are interested in pursing university study in medicine or public health.

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