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US-Iraq Global Health Virtual Exchange
Summer Program 2021
110 university students from 11 states across the United States and nine provinces across Iraq worked together on a 7-week virtual exchange program. The students collaborated through asynchronous and synchronous learning for their consultancy projects with non-profits in
the healthcare sector based in Boston, Massachusetts, and Iraq.
You can view the students' work below.
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Student Testimonial
Abeeda K., Temple University, US
As someone who wants to work in the public health field, especially globally, I learned a whole lot about program planning and health promotion and the important things to keep in mind when trying to reach different populations.
Aneesa W., Boston College, US
This experience at United Planet has been valuable to me because it gave me a sense of what cultural competence means in practice: this requires being able to understand the vast experiences of those in other countries.
Fadi N., The Catholic School in Erbil
This program has been full of new experiences and acquaintances. The biggest takeaway is that most students are willing to help one another and work as a team regardless of fluency in language, the distance, and time difference.
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