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Pre-med Shadowing Programs

About Atlantis

Atlantis is a leading global healthcare education organization that designs and facilitates short-term experiential learning opportunities for pre-health students in distinguished hospitals throughout Europe. The programs are developed to support students exploring their health professions journey within a global context.

Atlantis has facilitated over 100,000 hours of observation-only student shadowing programs, in leading hospitals, all of which are compliant with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)’s guidance for pre-health students.

Gateway International Group is supporting Atlantis to develop institutional partnerships for pre-health students who wish to study abroad.

50–200+ shadowing hours

Observe physicians with a 1-1 or 2-1 ratio

1–10 weeks over academic breaks (winter and summer)

Multiple specialties (1 per week)

Clean group housing, several meals, insurance, excursions & more

Some programs are multi-country

Some programs include a Service-Research Project

Atlantis integrates a 360 Shadowing model.

Why Atlantis?

Global experiential learning designed for pre-health students.

Students in an Atlantis program will shadow* physicians based in international hospitals and will be exposed to a variety of medical specialties, including surgery. Students will immerse themselves in a cross-cultural setting, learn about healthcare systems, rotate in different clinical departments weekly, and receive close mentorship from physicians. All ofthis provides students with an up-close and diverse view of medicine and hospital practices.

These programs are observational only, in accordance with the Association of American Medical Colleges (“AAMC”) and Global Ambassadors for Patient Safety (“GAPS”) guidelines ensuring that clinical hands-on skills are not practiced. In partnership with the Forum on Education Abroad, in 2018 Atlantis co-authored the Guidelines for Undergraduate Health-Related Experiences Abroad. In compliance with these guidelines, we ensure our programs are ethical and prioritize patient safety.

Atlantis utilizes local on-site managers to oversee program activities and verify completion of hospital shadowing hours. The hospital-based experiential programs offered by Atlantis provide far greater depth, breadth, quantity of hours, and intercultural perspective than is typically offered to undergraduate students.

*Shadowing is an observational learning experience where students follow a doctor/team during the course of hospital rounds. This technique is considered to be an excellent way for students to determine if a career in medicine is right for them. Additionally, this type of experience is often required as a component of an application to medical school.

Atlantis Hospital Partners and Programs

Hospital participation in Atlantis programs is approved by national and state governments to ensure compliance, in each
country, with requirements for clinical observer students.

Furthermore, hospitals and preceptor physicians undergo rigorous vetting that includes English fluency for meaningful oversight and supervision.

Summer and winter programs are currently offered at leading hospitals in the following countries:

Watch Video: The Atlantis Experience

Atlantis ensures that students build upon most of the 15 AAMC competencies which medical schools use to assess student applications. 

FACT: 93% of Atlantis alumni report progress on these AAMC competencies on which medical schools assess applicants. Learn more how Atlantis helps your students with these competencies.

Explore a Partnership with Atlantis!

Contact Atlantis Director of Institutional Relations, Lindsey Kline, by filling out the form below to set up a virtual meeting and learn more about the Atlantis program.

More Resources

Questions for Gateway International Group
Shanaz Sulejmanovic, Gateway Affiliate
ssulejmanovic@gatewayinternational.org

Visit Atlantis website: https://joinatlantis.com/

FAQ

Undergraduates participate in our programs either by directly enrolling with us or by participating in a partnership program we build with their university.
In order for a student to shadow physicians as a clinical observer in an international hospital, Atlantis works with ministries of health and provincial level health authorities for approval. After approval, Atlantis interviews and screens physicians who are both interested in having students shadow them and have a proficient level of English language. These agreements are renewed based on hospital and national/provincial guidelines.

Please refer to our learning competencies for students who have completed our programs.

Yes, we have on-site managers at every location who will be facilitating the experience for students.

We keep our student to supervisor ratio small, between 1-1 or 2-1 so students have the highest quality learning environment.
Universities do not pay to partner with Atlantis. Either the institution or the students will pay program fees for student participation in an Atlantis Program.
These experiences give students a global and cross-cultural perspective as well as allow students to reflect and think comparatively about their own healthcare system.

All of our programs are observational ONLY – in compliance with the AAMC guidelines and Forum for Education Abroad’s guidelines.

Students can work on a service-research project with leaders in the management and administration of
healthcare organizations abroad. Projects are determined by the host organization and we work with the
university, host organization, and the student to create a custom service research project. View some of our
student’s past service-research projects.

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