Comparative Healthcare: Itinerary
AIFS Flight Dates
Outbound: May 14, 2021 to London | Inbound: June 2, 2021 from Italy
Friday, May 14 |  | Optional overnight flight from U.S. to London.* |
Saturday, May 15 | | Arrive London. Transfer to accommodations.* Orientation and group welcome meal. |
Sunday, May 16 | | Morning class: Introduction to the course and to key differences between US and European healthcare. Guided sightseeing tour of London. |
Monday, May 17 | | Morning class: The history of the National Health Service and implications of Brexit. Afternoon walking tour: London's medical heritage. |
Tuesday, May 18 | | Morning class: A medical education in Europe. Afternoon visit: Tour of a simulation hospital/medical training facility. |
Wednesday, May 19 | |
Morning class: Public vs Private healthcare. Afternoon: study time. |
Thursday, May 20 | | Flight to Barcelona. Transfer to accommodations. Afternoon visit to the modernist hospital of Sant Pau. |
Friday, May 21 | |
Morning class: A spotlight on the Spanish healthcare system. Guided sightseeing tour of Barcelona. |
Saturday, May 22 | | Morning class: Mental health: Investment and approaches throughout Europe. Academic visit to youth support services. |
Sunday, May 23 | | Study day. |
Monday, May 24 | | Morning class: Innovation in healthcare. Afternoon visit to a healthcare innovation and investment institution. |
Tuesday, May 25 | | Visit to the Royal Academy of Medicine or Royal Academy of Pharmacy of Catalonia. Tour of the Picasso Museum. |
Wednesday, May 26 | | Flight to Florence, Italy. Transfer to accommodations. Walking tour of Florence's historical center. |
Thursday, May 27 | | Morning class: Approaches to Pandemics: what have we learnt? Afternoon visit to a local hospital. |
Friday, May 28 | | Morning tour of a local market. Afternoon class: the Mediterranean diet and its globally recognized health benefits/the obesity crisis Evening cooking class and group meal. |
Saturday, May 29 | | Morning visit to La Specola and the Santa Maria Novella pharmacy. Afternoon tour of the Uffizi. |
Sunday, May 30 | | Morning class: Aging populations and senior care. Afternoon visit to a senior center. |
Monday, May 31 | | Morning class: Overview of course. Study time. |
Tuesday, June 1 | | Morning: Final class/exam Free afternoon and farewell dinner. |
Wednesday, June 2 | | Optional return flight from Italy to the U.S.* |
Dates and itinerary are subject to change.
*Included for students on the AIFS Flight Package only.
