Introduction to Our Country Profiles

Our country profiles offer medical students a comprehensive overview of destinations for their electives. Easily search by country or region to explore potential locations from home. Each profile highlights key details, such as healthcare system insights, cultural context, and unique elective opportunities, allowing you to make informed decisions and tailor your applications effectively.

Understanding the diversity of health systems globally is essential preparation for a medical elective, especially for students seeking to expand their global health perspective. Health systems are shaped by economic resources, cultural practices, political frameworks, and social determinants of health. For many students, electives provide a first encounter with the effects of these factors in a new context, highlighting distinct approaches to treatment, resource allocation, and patient care. At TEN, we believe that merging knowledge of health determinants with hands-on experience in diverse environments strengthens our shared commitment to advancing global health understanding across our network.

We therefore strongly encourage you to interact with some of our educational resources on understanding health systems and the determinants of health.