Programs
Portugal Physician Observation
![Portugal Skyline](/honors/images/portugal-hero-720x400.png)
PROGRAM INTRODUCTION
Program Leader: Reginald Lucien
The Honors Physician Observation internship is a two-week experience anchored in the
town of Coimbra, Portugal.
While in Portugal, students can expect to shadow multiple physicians in a variety
of specialties in hospital and clinical settings throughout Coimbra, Lisbon, and Porto
performing both surgical procedures and patient consultations. Students will learn
about the benefits and challenges of the health care system in Portugal and engage
in comparison with the health care systems in their home countries.
CULTURAL IMMERSION
Students will also be afforded the opportunity to partake of the rich history of Coimbra, Lisbon, and Porto in their free time through planned cultural excursions.
Pre-health students in the Judy Genshaft Honors College with interest in global health and advancing their intercultural competency stand to benefit tremendously from this program. Please note that the associated internship course will not satisfy an Honors core course requirement and is only one credit.
![Street with flowering trees in Portugal](/honors/images/portugal-two-720x400.png)
PROGRAM DATES
Summer 2025 | May 10 – May 23, 2025
- Application Opens: July 1, 2024
- Application Closes: Oct. 15, 2024
- Travel: May 10, 2025 – May 23, 2025
PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY
Ability to navigate stairs and other infrastructure in an old European city. Ability to enter health care or hospital environments.