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Professional Exchange : Exchange Conditions of APEMH(Peru)
Level of studies	Previous Clinical Experience in the requested fields is mandatory.
Type of Clerkship	Clinical Clerkships
Languages	- An intermediate or advanced spanish language certificate is required. Students cannot come without the certificate! - Some departments MAY accept basic spanish speakers. Ask the NEO about this. However, it is VERY recommendable to have AT LEAST some knowledge about the language. If not, there will be difficulties to communicate with the patients.
Duration of Clerkship	4 weeks
Working Conditions	- Monday to Friday, normally from 08:00 to 14:00. This might change depending on the student, department or LC. - Night shifts in hospitals also depend on the department and exchange student. - Exchange students work under the same conditions as Peruvian students, so they must obey all the regulations of the hospital and the counselor. - It is mandatory to attend 80% of the clerkship in order to obtain the IFMSA certificate. SO PLEASE DO SO. Shorter attendance without asking permission to the LEO or NEO will result in not receiving IFMSA certificate. If you wish to attend 3 weeks instead of 4, write it down in your AF and notify the NEO. Also check Periods & Towns
Disciplines	We try to place students in one of their desired departments, but there's no guarantee if the AF is late. - Internal Medicine includes: nephrology, tropical medicine, cardiology, pulmonary, gastroenterology, endocrinology. - Surgery: General - Emergency Medicine - Gynecology/Obstetrics - Paediatrics - Other sub-specialties are available but not guaranteed through the whole year.
Periods & Towns	You can come to Lima, Arequipa, Chiclayo, Piura, Cusco, Trujillo & Tacna. Do not fill in the AF just with the cities, but specify which LC. For instance, if you want to come to Trujillo, you should put either Trujillo-UCV or Trujillo-UPAO. The same with Lima, Arequipa and Tacna. Lima-USMP: Universidad San Martin de Porres Lima-UCSUR: Universidad Cientifica del Sur Lima-UPSJB: Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista Lima-UPC: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas Lima-UNFV: Universidad Nacional Federico Villareal Lima-URP: Universidad Ricardo Palma Lima-UNMSM: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos Arequipa-UCSM: Universidad Catolica de Santa Maria Arequipa-UNSA: Universidad Nacional San Agustin Chiclayo-USMP: Universidad San Martin de Porres Piura-UCV: Universidad Cesar Vallejo Cusco-UNSAAC: Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco Trujillo-UCV: Universidad Cesar Vallejo Trujillo-UPAO: Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego Tacna-UPT: Universidad Privada de Tacna Tacna-UNJBG: Univesidad Jorge Basadre Grohmann In Lima, you can do your exchange in Universidad San Martin de Porres, university with International Accreditation http://www.universia.edu.pe/noticias/principales/destacada.php?id=70106 more LCs coming soon! * Please have in mind that July 28th-29th is our National Holiday so you wont work in the hospital these days.
Application documents & deadline	Deadlines: March Meeting for students coming in JULY AND AUGUST, at least 4 months in advance for other months. We accept electronic documents: a CD containing scanned copies of the following documents: 1. Presentation letter from the Dean of his/her Faculty stating that he/she is a student from their University and is eligible to do a rotation outside their school - in spanish or english please!!! We require this document ORIGINAL (and also scanned in the CD). * This is the MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT in APEMH, without which NO STUDENT IS ACCEPTED. 2. Spanish Language certificate 3. Three passport size photos 4. Motivation letter (in spanish): In the motivation letter, the student should: Introduce him/herself, tell about his/her medical education (system organization, subjects taken), previous practical experience, why he/she wants to do a clerkship in Peru, what he/she would like to learn/obtain and to do during the clerkship (expectations), his/her personal interests. 5. Copy of the insurance 6. Curriculum Vitae On the E-EX System: a) Electronic AF, 3 months in advance b) Electronic Motivation Letter attached
Digital documents required
Card of Acceptance deadline (weeks in advance)	8
Card of Confirmation deadline (weeks in advance)	3
Insurance	All students must have travel and health insurance for the period of the clerkship. It is COMPULSORY for EVERY student. It could be asked to be shown upon arrival and the clerkship can and will be cancelled if the LEO does not see it when required.
Pocket Money	No
Board & Lodging	- Board is free (1 or 2 a day, sometimes 3, depending on the LC), under bilateral contracts, arranged mainly in student's houses and in the university or hospital cafeteria. - Lodging is free, provided by student's families (under bilateral contracts only). This means that the students must follow the family's home norms. If we receive any evidenced complaint about the student's behaviour, the exchange (clerkship, board and lodging) will be canceled and the student will be sent home earlier. - Unilateral exchange students please see "special remarks" below.
Social Program	- Local exchange committees will organise excursions, sight-seeing, grill parties, restaurants, discotheques, bars, trips to the beach, lakes, mountains, etc. - The student must pay him/her expenses such as international phone calls and cultural programs (like taxis, museums, etc) - Local exchange committees will offer a welcome party/dinner and tourist tours around the city and surroundings. - Social program not available all year long, but definitely in July and August.
Substitutions	DEADLINE: 3 weeks in advance. - Same gender, dates and department. - Substitutions can be arranged between NEO's by email communications. - ALL the documents stated above (point 1 to 6) must be sent to the NEO incomings.
Cancellations	DEADLINE: 3 weeks before the clerkship starts
Visas	You can check: http://www.consuladoperu.com/archivos/visaextranjeros.htm to see if you need a visa. If needed, it is recommended to obtain a tourist visa.
Special remarks	- Periods stated on CAs are meant DEFINITELY, not approximately! Students not showing up at the arranged date cause a lot of trouble and will lose accommodation and/or position at the hospital after 2 days without any announcement. - Students cannot have boarding and lodging out of the dates specified in the CA, unless previously arranged with the host family. - SCOPE certificate will only be given for the students with at least 80% of the schedule completed. - Clerkship may be automatically cancelled when NEO or assistants receive claims from hospital, university or lodging. - As we offer lodging in the houses of the student's families, it is hard for us to place people together, we can accept students from the same place on the same month, and the same city but lodging won't be the same. - Friends, relatives or pets are not welcome. - All students should bring his/her own white coat, stethoscope, complete operation room scrubs and three passport size photos. - Complaints of misconduct in any form will result in the cancellation of the clerkship. SPECIAL REMARK ON UNILATERAL INCOMINGS: The price for unilateral incomings is 300 EURO, which should be transfered to bank account as soon as the CA is received. The NEO of APEMH will get in contact with the NEO and the student directly, in order to give reliance to the process. The invoice of the transfer should be returned together with the CC. Any taxes concerning the bank transfer will have to be paid by the student or the sending NMO. THE VIOLATION OF THIS RULES WILL IMMEDIATELY LEAD TO THE CANCELLATION OF THE CLERKSHIP.
More info Link	www.apemh.com/html/scope.htm or contact neo_apemh@yahoo.com
These Exchange Conditions are valid until:	30-03-2011
Last update of data (GMT)	15/07/2010