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United Kingdom

Wellness in Northern Ireland & Scotland

Term To Study: Spring-Break 2018
Application Deadline: Apr 16, 2017
Program Starts: Jan 08, 2018
Program Ends: May 04, 2018
Program Category: One-Country
Program Type: Faculty-led
Program Fee: $250
Program Locations: Belfast, Glasgow
Contact Phone: (704) 688-2869
Contact Name: Professor Oonagh O'reilly
Contact Email: oreillyo@queens.edu
What is Included: Roundtrip Airfare
Accommodations/lodging
Program itinerary
Most breakfasts
Health insurance
What is not Included: Passport
Lunches & dinners
Personal expenses
Souvenirs
Estimated Costs: Supplement with JBIP fund: $250
Hayworth/Full-pay: $3650
Deposit: $250
Passport: $135
Meals: $250-300 (varies based on preferences)
Program Description

A country’s healthcare system says a lot about who they care. This comparative course will analyze the similarities and differences between the healthcare systems of the United States and of the United Kingdom, specifically in Northern Ireland and Scotland. These two countries use the National Health Service, a system unique to this region of the world. Students will learn about what differentiates the NHS from the US approach to healthcare in a N. Irish and Scottish context.

By meeting with healthcare professionals in these countries, students will hear firsthand how the medical systems differ, and have an opportunity to explore and ask questions about these differences. Students will visit healthcare institutions such as the Ulster Independent Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Glasgow Science Centre, and the Royal Mile Hall of Surgeon’s Museum. Visits to cultural sites in each country are also planned.

This course is most appropriate for students interested in healthcare, nursing, comparative approaches to healthcare, international studies, political science, or continuing healthcare studies in graduate/medical school or European culture.

The academic course associated with this program is NUR/HLT 398 and 399: Wellness in Northern Ireland & Scotland for 4 total credits. It will be taught by Professors Sheryl Cornelius & Oonagh O’Reilly. This course fulfills QHW requirements.

This is an OPEN program.

*Itinerary and planned activities subject to change.*

Quick Facts

Population: 63047162
Capital: London
Per-capita GDP: $ 36600
Size: 243610 km2
Time Zone: (GMT) Dublin

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Queens University of Charlotte Myrta Pulliam Center for International Education