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Right now there are 2 Fellowships running simultaneously in Madrid, Spain. Although some are shadowing at Hospital Universitario Infanta Elena and the others at Hospital de Alcorcón, it’s pretty obvious that they ALL know how to have fun!! #TheAtlantisFellowship #AtlantisFellow2018 There are several Atlantis Summer Fellowships already on the ground and running full speed! Many more will arrive tomorrow and all throughout the summer. We can’t wait! These photos were taken in Athens, Greece on a Fellowship at The Attikon General Hospital. 😍 • • • If you are participating in The Atlantis Fellowship this summer, don’t forget to use these hashtags on your photos to be featured! — #TheAtlantisFellowship and #AtlantisFellow2018 Happy Shadowing! Hey y'all today is my last day for the Instagram take over. I just wanted to go over the traveling experience. As mentioned before you can travel in your free time and get to see other cities and countries. My favorite place was Rome. It's number one on my bucket list and I wouldn't have had the opportunity to cross it off my list if I hadn't chosen to go to Atlantis. I was in awe of the culture and history that surrounded me. No matter where I went I could feel how old Italy was. I stood next to the Colosseum and could imagine the chariot races that occurred thousands of years ago. While traveling I bonded with my group and they became family while I was there. We traveled together everywhere and while we may not see each other for awhile, I know that somewhere in the future we will. Having these once in a lifetime connections will help me as a future health professional. Thank you Atlantis for giving me this opportunity and thank y'all for sending in questions. I am always available at my personal insta (@zee_mmmm ) if you have more questions I will be having my final post tomorrow so keep on sending in questions and I will answer as many as I can. I'll be going over my traveling experience and the connections I made while I was with Atlantis. Thanks for tuning into my live Q&A. I will try and put some answers into the story tomorrow too. Have a good night y'all!! #atlantisfellowship I can't express how much Atlantis changed my perspective on medicine and also changed me as a person. I never thought I would have the strength to fly to another country by myself and meet doctors from a different country, but I did. I was fortunate enough to be placed at Humanitas University which is an all English speaking medical school in Milan. I got to sit in on orientation week with new medical students and meet students from South Africa, Japan, Australia, and Italy. I also met with the medical school director and get a personal tour of the facilities. I was absolutely blown away by everything they had to offer. My rotations included neurology, radiology and cardiovascular surgery. I have to say radiology was my favorite out of them all. I was introduced into the world of interventional radiology. My partner and I had the privelege of watching a patient have a cerebral stent placed and kidney stones ablated. I never realized that there were so many specialties within medicine. I learned how to read a CT scan and watch patients receive chemo therapy. The residents and doctors were so patient and kind; From teaching medicine, giving recommendations for sights to see and bonding over much needed espresso breaks. My confidence grew so much with this experience and I am even more sure that medicine is the path that I want to follow. -------------------------------------- Make sure to tune in at 3 pm CST for my live story for the Q&A. I will answer questions about my experience, Atlantis programs and also will go over our new 2 week program. UPDATE: Q&A will be at 4 pm CST. Sorry for the switch. Hey y'all, my name is Zee, I'm an Atlantis alumni and ambassador. I'm currently a Neuroscience major at UT Dallas ☄️. I was in the gorgeous city of Milan,Italy last summer and I will be taking over for the next 3 days to show you my amazing and life changing experience with Atlantis. I'll be having some Q&As so bring all and any questions that you may have about the program, being a premed student, medical interests or any other questions you can come up with. Either comment below or send a DM. Can't wait to get to know some of y'all 😊
Today we’re featuring some beautiful photos from one of our Ambassadors, @sophie_elise11 😍 Did you know Hungary was so beautiful?? Check out Sophie’s Fellowship experience below. ______________________________________________ I stayed in Székesfehérvár, Hungary for 2.5 weeks. During my time, I got 50 hours of shadowing in and had such an amazing experience. I got to shadow in ENT, Cardiology, Surgery, Trauma, and Gastroenterology. Our site manager also got us the amazing opportunity to see an autopsy. Every hour spent in the hospital was so valuable and helped me to really be sure of the areas in medicine that I love. The doctors were so helpful, letting us see the surgeries up-close, and explaining what was happening in English. There was also plenty of days for us to travel and explore Hungary. It was a perfect combination of travel and medicine and I would recommend the fellowship to anyone interested in medicine. I made great friends that I still stay in touch with, and lifelong memories that will always be a highlight in my life. ____________________________________________ Tag a friend who you want to wander those cobblestone streets with!!! Happy almost Friday! Today’s Alumni Takeover Post is from LaTea (@__kentt), who went on her Fellowship to Portugal last summer. Just warning you, Portugal will steal your heart. _______________________________________________________ “My trip to Portugal was truly life changing! The doctors were patient, kind, and explained everything they did. I saw many surgeries, including two c-sections, a kidney removal, hip replacement, and a pacemaker implantation. We traveled all around Portugal and I learned so much about the people, food, history, and architecture.” Today’s takeover post is from Adina (@adinagreene13), Atlantis Alumna and Ambassador! Below she talks about her experience on her Fellowship in Greece. _____________________________________________________ “My fellowship last Summer was one of the best experiences I’ve had! On my very first day, I was able to see two surgeries and a c-section, which was an incredible experience. Throughout my month in Athens, I learned so much from all of the doctors and residents, who always went out of their way to explain things and make sure our experience was enriching. I saw so many different surgeries, procedures, and patient doctor interactions that taught me so much about what it means to work in the medical field. Outside of the hospital, I was able to explore Athens and several Greek islands, taking in the beauty, amazing culture and delicious food with an incredible group of women! My fellowship has really shaped my future career goals and given me an opportunity to observe and experience so much that I wouldn’t have been able to do without Atlantis!” ______________________________________________ Greece is one of our most popular locations. Tag a friend who you want to go to Greece with! #TheAtlantisFellowship #atlantisfellow2018 Today we have an Alumni takeover post from Catherine (@crood16), who talks about her Fellowship below! ___________________________________________ My time shadowing in Milan, Italy was an incredible experience. Not only was I able to learn about international healthcare up close and personal, but the friendships I created along the way were unforgettable. Italy offered everything from influential physicians from San Raffaele, to amazing food and gelato, and to gorgeous places to visit such as Venice, Cinque Terre, Camogli and more! __________________________________________ Tag a friend you would love to shadow abroad with below!! 👩🏽‍⚕️👨🏽‍⚕️ Calling all AMSA Convention attendees!!! We have TWO raffles running today. One at our table,(booth 37), and one at our event tonight (+ free food and a presentation from a 2nd year Harvard Med student) we will raffle the first basket at 3pm at the convention and the second at the event tonight! More info about the event in the stories 😊 We are at here all set up at the #AMSAconvention2018 !!!! If you are at the conference as well, we would love to have you stop by our booth, get some swag, and enter our raffles! Come check us out at Booth 37! 😊 P.S. these branded sugar cookies are THE BEST. (from @sweetribakery) Happy Monday! On Friday we introduced you guys to Steven, @premedmotivation , and shared part 1 if his experience with Atlantis. Here we are back with part 2! ________________________________ “I learned so much through shadowing the physicians and house staff at the New Zealand hospital, and understood much more about how their health care system worked. I was curious about their countries health issues and disparities, so I frequently engaged in conversations with them about it. I witnessed lots of amazing procedures, took part in the sacred patient-physician interaction, and learned how to have good interpersonal skills. Since I was in the application cycle that summer, I spent a lot of my down time filling out medical school applications and talking about a lot of these experiences. I would have never guessed how many times my experience with the Atlantis Fellowship would show up during an interview, and how much of an impact it had on my life and journey to medical school. Looking back on my trip now, I matured in so many different ways, made friends of a lifetime, and confirmed that I wanted to go down the path of medicine. If given another free summer, I would most definitely go on another Atlantis Fellowship to learn about another country, its health care, and to grow as a person.” ________________________________ Be sure to check our Steven’s blog, and if you are an Atlantis Alumni and would like to share your experience on a post, send us a message!! Hey guys! Today we have a guest post from Atlantis Alumni, Steven, a 1st year med student and writer of @premedmotivation blog. He went on an Atlantis Fellowship a few years back, and we will be featuring a few of his posts as he reflects on his experience. _______________________________ “I remember my Atlantis Fellowship so clearly, because it was such an impactful experience on my life and journey to medical school. It was my Junior year, and I had planned to apply for medical school during my Senior year so I wouldn't have to take a gap year. At the time when I applied to Atlantis Fellowship, I was drawn by its education component, and the opportunity to shadow in and be exposed to an international health care system. My interest in International health care systems bloomed after attending third grade in China and being submerged in its health care setting. I was curious about other countries and their medical care systems so I sought out more global health experiences. I was able to travel to a small community in Honduras serving with the Global Medical Brigades, but that just made me more passionate about traveling, experiencing, and learning from other country's health care systems. After being accepted to the Fellowship on a trip to New Zealand, I was ecstatic and ready to embark on a new journey of personal development and learning.” _______________________________________________ Catch more from Steven’s Fellowship on Monday, and check out his blog in the meantime! “I found that the relationship between a doctor and a patient—the trust involved, the tears, the laughs, the hugs, the sorrow, the joy, and the bond—is universal.” Be sure to head over to the link in our bio to catch today’s blog post, written by a 3rd year Biomedical Science student at Morehead State University, who reflects on his experience on a Fellowship in Milan this past summer. Hi Everyone! I know you have already seen a sneak peek from my stories about the fun for the next few days but here’s to a formal introduction! My name is Asra Irfan (@asra.ir.26) and I am a fourth year Biochemistry student at UCR, the University of California Riverside and I will be hosting a takeover for the next few days to share my amazing experience with my fellowship this past summer and why I fell in love with Atlantis! 🎆🙏🎉 I went to Santiago De Compostela, Spain for 5 weeks this past summer and had the most invaluable, priceless and amazing experience exploring my two passions of traveling and learning medicine at the same time.Through my fellowship with Atlantis I had the unique opportunity to learn how medicine is practiced in Spain and learn from some amazingly talented and hardworking doctors who were so passionate about teaching me and other fellows. The environment of the hospital was so welcoming and the doctors’ warm energy made waking up early every single morning worth it despite the fact that I am not a morning person! 😊 I had such a fantastic experience with my fellowship and would love to help you guys out to gain a similar, truly rewarding experience so please feel free to send me any question about my experience, med school, what it means to be a pre-med student and anything else! I would love to do a Q&A tomorrow afternoon at 3pm so feel free to post questions here or send me a direct message. You guys have already sent in some great questions and I can’t wait to answer more questions and help everyone learn more about Atlantis :) I will also do a quick live session tomorrow 1pm pst with a surprise so don’t forget to tune in tomorrow :) Daily Alumni takeover time! We just have one thing to say about our Fellowships in Greece: 😍________________________________________________________“Hi! My name is Sara Durphy (@sar.durph) and last summer I spent three amazing weeks in Athens, Greece. During my Fellowship I got to experience some amazing things— an aortic valve replacement, a hernia removal, following the ICU director in his rounds, a triple bypass surgery and so much more. Not only did I get to witness all of these amazing things, but I also got to learn so many lessons that cannot be taught in a classroom. These doctors and surgeons were so interested to share their vast knowledge with me. They would answer questions and take time out of what they were doing to explain what was going on. After my amazing time in the hospital I got to explore the beautiful city of Athens from the Acropolis to the beaches. Even when we weren’t in the hospital or exploring Athens we were always exploring. We traveled to the islands of Mykonos, Hydra, Poros and Aegina. All of these islands were so beautiful and different. Pictured above is me on top of the tallest mountain in Athens and my shadowing group and the amazing ICU doctor we got to shadow for two of our three weeks.” Happy Monday! Meet today’s Atlantis Alumni, Loveleen (@lovebugleen), and read about what she took away from her Fellowship in Portugal, below. _______________________________________________”Abroad experiences I search for, whether that be through service trips or externships, are aimed to broaden my perspective of healthcare so that, as a doctor, I am aware of different approaches to medicine and can incorporate some of those aspects into my care as a provider with the goal of the patient’s best interest. Atlantis has facilitated that growth for me and enriched me through the environment of an abroad healthcare experience. I want to learn more about the universal art of healing in a setting that is far from what I am akin to on a day-to-day basis, and this global program offered the ideal opportunity for this during my shadowing endeavor in Portugal. Consequently, I have gained a new worldview that I otherwise could not thoroughly and genuinely gained through history books, as well as allowed me to take intangible parts of another country that I brought home to share with others, far more than what a souvenir could offer.” Spain is one of our most popular locations—for good reason. Here is one of our Atlantis Alumni (@mehraaaaana) reflecting on her experience with Atlantis this past summer. _______________________________________________“Spending a month of my summer in beautiful Madrid, Spain shadowing some of the most amazing doctors at the Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara was an experience unlike anything I have ever had before! Understanding and watching first hand how health care and medicine is practiced in a foreign country really helped me realize my passion for public health and global medicine.” - If you are an Alumni and want to share your experience, send us a message!!

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About Us
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