Education

International partnerships

"Keele University School of Medicine has been working to establish partnerships to enhance international research and educational exchange opportunities for its staff and students, and to gain global perspectives to inform future curriculum developments. In 2015, we signed a memorandum of understanding with Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (FMB), Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) in Brazil.

This led to the establishment of several exchange projects, including hosting year 5 elective students from Brazil at Keele to gain first-hand experience of the workings of the NHS and allowing Keele students to undertake summer studentships at their research centres, including notably in dengue and Zika virus-related research.

Generous funding support from the North Staffordshire Medical Institute has enabled students to attend the Winter School in Tropical Diseases at FMB each year, and experience medical conditions that are uncommon in the UK.

In addition, we have pioneered an innovative virtual exchange project known as BraVE (Brazilian Virtual Exchange), that allows early year Keele medical students to study together with their Brazilian counterparts on topics ranging from maternal health to epidemic diseases.

Our experience with Brazil has provided us with a successful programme model to expand more widely to future global health partners. Opportunities in the Philippines and Ghana are being explored to this end."

Statement on International Partnerships – KUSoM by Dr Andrew Morris and Professor Divya Maitreyi Chari.

Our Partners

ASMPH

Ateneo School Of Medicine And Public Health (ASMPH)

Ateneo De Manila University

Ateneo De Manila University

Faculty Of Medicine - University Of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Faculty of Medicine - University Of Colombo, Sri Lanka

General Sir John Kotalawala Defence University, Sri Lanka

General Sir John Kotalawala Defence University, Sri Lanka

Health Services Academy

Health Services Academy, Pakistan

Independent University of Bangladesh

Independent University of Bangladesh

Institute For Research & Development in Health and Social Care

Institute For Research & Development in Health and Social Care

Instituto De Saúde Coletiva

Instituto De Saúde Coletiva

Khyber Medical University

Khyber Medical University

Lady Reading Hospital MTI

Lady Reading Hospital MTI

Mekelle University

Mekelle University