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Professional Exchange : Exchange Conditions of IMSIC(Iceland)
Level of studies	Students must have begun their clinical period of studies.
Type of Clerkship	Clinical clerkships. Preclinical 3rd year students may apply.
Languages	A good command of English is compulsory for a clinical clerkship in Iceland. Swedish, Danish and Norwegian is also spoken by many health professionals in Iceland. We recommend at least level B1 of CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference) in English. Check: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages
Duration of Clerkship	All clerkships are four weeks in duration.
Working Conditions	Working hours are 4-8 hours/day on weekdays depending on the department. The student should bring his own stethoscope but a white coat will be supplied by the hospital, clothing is casual.
Disciplines	Most disciplines (except Psychiatry, sleep disorders etc.) are available but due to the variable availability of some departments we cannot guarantee our incoming students their department of first choice. Students may rotate between their choices. We recommend surgery departments for students that don´t speak english fluently.
Periods & Towns	July – August Periods can begin sometime during the first week of the month but cannot stretch into the following month. Reykjavik – capital of Iceland, 2 major hospitals
Application documents & deadline	The SCOPE Application Form Letter of motivation. Copy of passport 2 photos Insurance certificate language certificate Certificate from medical university Certificate that applicant is MRSA negative (see below in special remarks) Students are asked to send the Card of Confirmation as soon as possible and give us information about date, arrival time and flight number. Students need to fill out the students handbook to get certificate.
Digital documents required	YES.We Accept only Digital Documents. Please send them to the Icelandic NEO, neoiceland@yahoo.com.
Card of Acceptance deadline (weeks in advance)	8
Card of Confirmation deadline (weeks in advance)	4
Insurance	Travel/Health insurance is the only insurance that incoming students need. Incoming students may be required to pay insurance fee at the beginning of their stay for the lodging, which will be reimbursed at the end of the period if no damage is done.
Pocket Money	No pocket money is supplied.
Board & Lodging	Room and Board is arranged through the hospital. Full board is not provided but the student will receive food tokens that equal one hot meal per day. The Unilateral fee is 350 Euros.
Social Program	Social program is arranged by members of IMSIC. Usually one day trip and one weekend trip. Party's and cafe meetings.
Substitutions	Preferred over cancellations
Cancellations	Information about cancelled clerkships should be sent to the NEO by e-mail, neoiceland@yahoo.com
Visas	For information regarding visa affairs see: Directorate of Immigration: http://www.utl.is/english/information/visatoiceland.html
Special remarks	- To be allowed to work at the hospital incoming students are required to present an MRSA certificate, less than one week old, declaring them free of Methicillin-resistant S.aureus colonization. Hepatitis B vaccination is recommended but is not compulsory except for the department of Intensive Care/Anaesthesiology. - We provide bed sheets and the hospital provides a white coat, but students have to bring their own stethoscope and sleeping bags for camping. Those with small portable tents are urged to bring them. - When the student arrives in Keflavik Airport, they should take the “Flybus” to BSI (the main bus station). An IMSIC representative will meet the student there and show them to their lodging aswell as show them around the hospital, canteen etc.
More info Link	www.hi.is/~imsic <br> www.imsicscope.blogspot.com
These Exchange Conditions are valid until:	01-08-2011
Last update of data (GMT)	25/07/2010