Dear Students,
We hope you have all had wonderful experiences on your exchange. Please take the time to fill in the questionnaire below. Input from you, the participants, is important to us and evaluation is essential to continue developing the exchange program.
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* Country:
(country) United Kingdom United States Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Baker Island Bangladesh Barbados Bassas da India Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Canada Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Clipperton Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Cook Islands Coral Sea Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europa Island Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Glorioso Islands Great Britain Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Honduras Hong Kong Howland Island Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Jan Mayen Japan Jarvis Island Jersey Johnston Atoll Jordan Juan de Nova Island Kazakhstan Kenya Kingman Reef Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Midway Islands Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Navassa Island Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palmyra Atoll Panama Papua New Guinea Paracel Islands Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Islands Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent/Grenadines Samoa San Marino Saotome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia South Korea Spain Spratly Islands Sri Lanka Suriname Svalbard Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tromelin Island Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United States Virgin Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Wake Island Wallis and Futuna West Bank Western Sahara Yemen Yugoslavia Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe
* University:
* Country: (country) United Kingdom United States Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Baker Island Bangladesh Barbados Bassas da India Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Canada Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Clipperton Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Cook Islands Coral Sea Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europa Island Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Glorioso Islands Great Britain Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Honduras Hong Kong Howland Island Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Jan Mayen Japan Jarvis Island Jersey Johnston Atoll Jordan Juan de Nova Island Kazakhstan Kenya Kingman Reef Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Midway Islands Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Navassa Island Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palmyra Atoll Panama Papua New Guinea Paracel Islands Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Islands Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent/Grenadines Samoa San Marino Saotome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia South Korea Spain Spratly Islands Sri Lanka Suriname Svalbard Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tromelin Island Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United States Virgin Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Wake Island Wallis and Futuna West Bank Western Sahara Yemen Yugoslavia Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe * University: * Language of the exchange: Communication: * What was the communication with the local exchange group in your own university like? (select) there was none there was little there was some it was OK it was good it was excellent If there were any problems, please describe: * When did you receive your card of acceptance? (number of weeks before the clerkship) (select) I did not receive it 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 More than 8 * What was the communication with the local exchange group in the hosting country like (before and during the clerkship)? (select) there was none there was little there was some it was OK it was good it was excellent If there were any problems, please describe: * How well do you speak the native language of the country? (select) I didn't speak it at all I spoke very little I spoke some I spoke it well I spoke it fluently I am a native speaker Describe any language problems you had and how you overcame them (for example with patients/staff/hosts): What, if anything, would have been helpful to know before the clerkship? Clerkship: * What was the hospital/institution like? (for example, type of hospital, size, specialties) * What specialty(ies) were you working in? (select) Acupuncture Addiction Medicine Allergy & Clinical Immunology Alternative Medicine Ambulatory Care and Prevention Anaesthesia Anatomy Biochemistry Biology Biophysics Chemistry Dermatology Dermatovenerology Emergency Medicine Epidemiology Family Medicine Female Cancers Forensic Medicine Genetics Geriatrics Gynaecology/Obstetrics Haematology Histology Hygiene Immunology Infectious Diseases Intensive and Critical Care Internal Medicine - Cardiology Internal Medicine - Endocrinology Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology Internal Medicine - General Internal Medicine - Haematology Internal Medicine - Invasive Cardiology Internal Medicine - Nephrology Internal Medicine - Noninvasive Cardiology Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Internal Medicine - Rheumatology Internal Medicine - Tropical Medicine Medical Ecology Microbiology Molecular Medicine Musculosceletal Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Neurology Nuclear Medicine Occupational Medicine Oncology Ophthalmology Otorhinolaryngology Paediatrics Paediatrics - Neurosurgery Parasitology Pathology Pathophysiology Pharmacology Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physiology Physiotherapy Primary Care Psychiatry Psychotherapy Radiology Respiratory Medicine Sleep Disorders Social Medicine Sports Medicine Surgery - Cardiothoracic Surgery Surgery - Cardiovascular Surgery Surgery - Gastrointestinal Surgery Surgery - General Surgery - Hand Surgery Surgery - Head and Neck Surgery Surgery - Maxillo-facial Surgery Surgery - Neurosurgery Surgery - Orthopedics Surgery - Plastic Surgery Surgery - Shoulder & Elbow Surgery Surgery - Thoracic Surgery Surgery - Transplantation Surgery Surgery - Vascular Surgery Traumatology Tropical Medicine Urology What did your typical tasks include? * Ward rounds (select) none few some quite a lot a lot loads * Clerking patients (select) none few some quite a lot a lot loads * Outpatient clinics (select) none few some quite a lot a lot loads * Taking blood (select) none few some quite a lot a lot loads * Attending theatre (select) none few some quite a lot a lot loads Other * How many hours did you spend in the hospital each day? (select) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 more * How many days did you work in the hospital per week? (select) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 * What was the communication with the hospital staff like? (select) there was none it was bad it wasn't very good it was OK it was good it was excellent If there were any problems please describe * Did you have an assigned doctor as a tutor/supervisor? (select) yes no * Was your supervisor interested in teaching you? (select) he/she was not interested at all he/she was not very interested he/she was quite interested he/she was very interested * What was the teaching like and how did it compare to teaching in your own university? * Compare the responsibilities and tasks you had on your exchange with what you have at home: (select) I had fewer responsibilities on exchange than I have at home I had more responsibilities on exchange than I have at home I don't know, it is difficult to compare Any comments? * What were your main motivations for doing an exchange? * What do you think were the added benefits of studying abroad in terms of your personal and professional development? * Do you feel the exchange fulfilled your expectations? (select) didn't meet them at all did meet some of them did meet most of them more than fulfilled my expectations Lodging and board * What type of lodging was provided? (select) youth hostel student halls of residence students' apartment/house host family hospital accommodation other If other, please specify * Was it easy to get to and from the hospital from your lodging? (select) it was not easy at all it was quite easy it was easy it was very easy * Please comment: * Were you satisfied with the lodging provided? (select) there was none I was unsatisfied I was rather unsatisfied it was OK I was satisfied it was excellent Any comments? * How many meals were provided per day? (select) 0 1 2 3 * How were the meals provided? (select) meals at cafeteria money allowance at host family's home other If other, please specify If a money allowance was provided, did it cover your food costs? (select) it covered little of the costs it covered some of the costs it covered half of the costs it covered most of the costs it covered all of the costs it covered more than food costs * Were you satisfied with the meals, or money provided? (select) there was none I was unsatisfied I was rather unsatisfied it was OK I was satisfied it was excellent * Was the exchange unilateral (one way) or bilateral (two way)? (select) unilateral bilateral I don't know If the exchange was unilateral, do you think that the exchange fee you paid was reasonable for the standard of board and lodging received? (select) the fee was not fair at all for what i received the fee was not fair for what i received the fee was OK for what i received the fee was quite fair for what i received the fee was fair for what i received the fee was very fair for what i received Any additional comments? Social Program: * What was the welcome and introduction to the host city like? (select) there was none it was poor it wasn't very good it was OK it was good it was excellent * If there was a social program organised, how was it? (select) there was none it was poor it wasn't very good it was OK it was good it was excellent * What was your social life like? Please describe: * Did you have to pay extra for the social program? (select) no a little some a lot If yes, were the prices reasonable? (select) no not really quite reasonable very reasonable General comments: Did you experience any difficulties with: * Accommodation (select) no a little some a lot Any comments? * Travel (select) no a little some a lot Any comments? * Visas (select) no a little some a lot Any comments? * Integration into host institution (select) no a little some a lot Any comments? * List 3 good things about your exchange: 1. 2. 3. * List 3 ways in which the exchange was not so good or ways i could be improved: 1. 2. 3. * Would you recommend this program? (select) I would not recommend it at all I would not recommend it I would rather not recommend it I would rather recommend it I would recommend it I would highly recommend it Any comments? * Would you consider working/helping in your national organisation after going back? (select) yes no Why? Thank you for filling in the form! This feedback will be used to improve the exchange program and, if you agree, this information may also be used for research purposes. * Do you agree with this information being used as part of research into exchanges? (select) yes no The questions with no identifying information will be stored for the research purposes. The following section is about whether you would like to publish your thoughts on the studentBMJ web site and do not affect the confidentiality of your feedback to us (your name and email address should you give it will only go to the studentBMJ web site and not accompany the anonymous research and evaluation information). If you agree to the terms and conditions and give your name, selected questions may be published on the studentBMJ web site to serve as a source of information to other students wishing to find out more about the exchanges * Do you agree to have a report publicly displayed on www.studentbmj.com? (select) yes no Name: If you agree to your report being published in our international experience section you must provide a valid email address along with your name for it to be published by our editors. Email: * I agree with the terms and conditions
* Language of the exchange:
* What was the communication with the local exchange group in your own university like?
(select) there was none there was little there was some it was OK it was good it was excellent
If there were any problems, please describe:
* When did you receive your card of acceptance? (number of weeks before the clerkship)
(select) I did not receive it 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 More than 8
* What was the communication with the local exchange group in the hosting country like (before and during the clerkship)?
* How well do you speak the native language of the country?
(select) I didn't speak it at all I spoke very little I spoke some I spoke it well I spoke it fluently I am a native speaker
Describe any language problems you had and how you overcame them (for example with patients/staff/hosts):
What, if anything, would have been helpful to know before the clerkship?
* What was the hospital/institution like? (for example, type of hospital, size, specialties)
* What specialty(ies) were you working in?
(select) Acupuncture Addiction Medicine Allergy & Clinical Immunology Alternative Medicine Ambulatory Care and Prevention Anaesthesia Anatomy Biochemistry Biology Biophysics Chemistry Dermatology Dermatovenerology Emergency Medicine Epidemiology Family Medicine Female Cancers Forensic Medicine Genetics Geriatrics Gynaecology/Obstetrics Haematology Histology Hygiene Immunology Infectious Diseases Intensive and Critical Care Internal Medicine - Cardiology Internal Medicine - Endocrinology Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology Internal Medicine - General Internal Medicine - Haematology Internal Medicine - Invasive Cardiology Internal Medicine - Nephrology Internal Medicine - Noninvasive Cardiology Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Internal Medicine - Rheumatology Internal Medicine - Tropical Medicine Medical Ecology Microbiology Molecular Medicine Musculosceletal Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Neurology Nuclear Medicine Occupational Medicine Oncology Ophthalmology Otorhinolaryngology Paediatrics Paediatrics - Neurosurgery Parasitology Pathology Pathophysiology Pharmacology Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physiology Physiotherapy Primary Care Psychiatry Psychotherapy Radiology Respiratory Medicine Sleep Disorders Social Medicine Sports Medicine Surgery - Cardiothoracic Surgery Surgery - Cardiovascular Surgery Surgery - Gastrointestinal Surgery Surgery - General Surgery - Hand Surgery Surgery - Head and Neck Surgery Surgery - Maxillo-facial Surgery Surgery - Neurosurgery Surgery - Orthopedics Surgery - Plastic Surgery Surgery - Shoulder & Elbow Surgery Surgery - Thoracic Surgery Surgery - Transplantation Surgery Surgery - Vascular Surgery Traumatology Tropical Medicine Urology
* Ward rounds
(select) none few some quite a lot a lot loads
* Clerking patients
* Outpatient clinics
* Taking blood
* Attending theatre
Other
* How many hours did you spend in the hospital each day?
(select) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 more
* How many days did you work in the hospital per week?
(select) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
* What was the communication with the hospital staff like?
(select) there was none it was bad it wasn't very good it was OK it was good it was excellent
If there were any problems please describe
* Did you have an assigned doctor as a tutor/supervisor?
(select) yes no
* Was your supervisor interested in teaching you?
(select) he/she was not interested at all he/she was not very interested he/she was quite interested he/she was very interested
* What was the teaching like and how did it compare to teaching in your own university?
* Compare the responsibilities and tasks you had on your exchange with what you have at home:
(select) I had fewer responsibilities on exchange than I have at home I had more responsibilities on exchange than I have at home I don't know, it is difficult to compare
Any comments?
* What were your main motivations for doing an exchange?
* What do you think were the added benefits of studying abroad in terms of your personal and professional development?
* Do you feel the exchange fulfilled your expectations?
(select) didn't meet them at all did meet some of them did meet most of them more than fulfilled my expectations
* What type of lodging was provided?
(select) youth hostel student halls of residence students' apartment/house host family hospital accommodation other
If other, please specify
* Was it easy to get to and from the hospital from your lodging?
(select) it was not easy at all it was quite easy it was easy it was very easy
* Please comment:
* Were you satisfied with the lodging provided?
(select) there was none I was unsatisfied I was rather unsatisfied it was OK I was satisfied it was excellent
* How many meals were provided per day?
(select) 0 1 2 3
* How were the meals provided?
(select) meals at cafeteria money allowance at host family's home other
If a money allowance was provided, did it cover your food costs?
(select) it covered little of the costs it covered some of the costs it covered half of the costs it covered most of the costs it covered all of the costs it covered more than food costs
* Were you satisfied with the meals, or money provided?
* Was the exchange unilateral (one way) or bilateral (two way)?
(select) unilateral bilateral I don't know
If the exchange was unilateral, do you think that the exchange fee you paid was reasonable for the standard of board and lodging received?
(select) the fee was not fair at all for what i received the fee was not fair for what i received the fee was OK for what i received the fee was quite fair for what i received the fee was fair for what i received the fee was very fair for what i received
Any additional comments?
* What was the welcome and introduction to the host city like?
(select) there was none it was poor it wasn't very good it was OK it was good it was excellent
* If there was a social program organised, how was it?
* What was your social life like? Please describe:
* Did you have to pay extra for the social program?
(select) no a little some a lot
If yes, were the prices reasonable?
(select) no not really quite reasonable very reasonable
Did you experience any difficulties with:
* Accommodation
* Travel
* Visas
* Integration into host institution
* List 3 good things about your exchange:
1.
2.
3.
* List 3 ways in which the exchange was not so good or ways i could be improved:
* Would you recommend this program?
(select) I would not recommend it at all I would not recommend it I would rather not recommend it I would rather recommend it I would recommend it I would highly recommend it
* Would you consider working/helping in your national organisation after going back?
Why?
Thank you for filling in the form! This feedback will be used to improve the exchange program and, if you agree, this information may also be used for research purposes.
* Do you agree with this information being used as part of research into exchanges?
The questions with no identifying information will be stored for the research purposes.
The following section is about whether you would like to publish your thoughts on the studentBMJ web site and do not affect the confidentiality of your feedback to us (your name and email address should you give it will only go to the studentBMJ web site and not accompany the anonymous research and evaluation information).
If you agree to the terms and conditions and give your name, selected questions may be published on the studentBMJ web site to serve as a source of information to other students wishing to find out more about the exchanges
* Do you agree to have a report publicly displayed on www.studentbmj.com?
Name:
If you agree to your report being published in our international experience section you must provide a valid email address along with your name for it to be published by our editors.
Email:
* I agree with the terms and conditions
