Thank you for your interest in the Ekal Arogya Virtual Pre-med Externship! If you are new to Ekal, here is a link with information about Ekal Arogya.
https://www.ekal.org/arogya This year the Ekal Arogya Virtual Pre-med Internship for college students will be done virtually due to COVID-19, from December 20th to December 29th with 90 minute sessions every morning or evening at IVD Center, Dahod, Gujarat, India. Additionally, during those 10 days there will be daily one hour meetings for interns here and interns are encouraged to keep a journal documenting their experiences. The goal of this internship is to give an overview of healthcare systems in India, social/cultural aspects of healthcare, integrated healthcare, and preventative healthcare in rural villages (reducing malnutrition and communicable diseases, having better prenatal care, personal health, and hygiene).
Before the internship there will be 5 sessions between November 15th and December 15th. Here we will connect with Ekal India Yuva to learn communication knowledge in Gujarati/Hindi, learn about Ekal (cover basics about Arogya, Ekal schools, and integrated village development), understand India’s healthcare system and cultural differences, prepare for what interns are teaching to Ekal school students, and see the IVD center in Dahod where we are connecting to virtually.
There will be a $300 nonrefundable cost which will go towards initial setup, equipment, ground transportation for healthcare Sevikas, and smartphones with internet connection for each team. After the internship, interns are encouraged to keep up weekly communication and learning with the students from the Ekal schools.
We look forward to working with you and if you have any questions please reach out to Dr. Hasmukh Shah at
hptampico@gmail.com, Dr. Rakesh Gupta at
r.gupta2156@gmail.com, Mohan Daptardarji at
mohandaptardar@gmail.com, Tanya Sheth at
tanyasheth.k9@gmail.com, Kriti Badola at
badola.kriti@gmail.com, and Avni Patel at
avnipatel826@gmail.com!!