Atlantis Medical Shadowing | For University of Kentucky Students

University of Kentucky - Atlantis Requirements

You are required to apply with the University of Kentucky Office of Education Abroad & Exchanges. You will complete the UKEA titled “Partner: Clinical Shadowing Abroad (CEA CAPA Atlantis),” which can be found here.

You are required to enroll in our online, asynchronous course, Pre-Health Seminar, which will complement your shadowing experience. You will earn 3-credit hours for this course, and it is already pre-equated with UK. While the course is asynchronous, it will be interactive and instructor led. The instructor will engage with you throughout the course and review assignments.

Duration

You are required to participate in a program of three weeks or longer. You can participate in any session length from 3-9 weeks.

Location

You can participate in any program location of your choosing of at least three weeks. After you confirm your program location and dates with Atlantis, you must advise UKEA of any changes you make. Atlantis will make every effort to report this information back to UKEA as well.

Program Details

Atlantis programs are study abroad opportunities designed specifically for pre-health students! Students will spend a minimum of 20 hours per week in a hospital environment shadowing doctors from a variety of specialties. Students will shadow four days per week, generally between 9:00am and 2:00pm, with the Pre-Health Seminar accompanying the shadowing experience. One weekday per week is reserved for an Atlantis-organized group excursion of cultural, regional, or historical interest. Students will shadow a variety of medical fields inside the hospital – surgical and non-surgical. Atlantis programs are observation only, in accordance with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and Global Ambassadors for Patient Safety (GAPS) guidelines – clinical skills are not practiced.

University of Kentucky Atlantis Application