Program Description

This opportunity includes faculty preparation and engagement in a week-long condensed version of the existing Zambia IPE course. Faculty who participate must commit to recruiting students for future courses, seeking ways to integrate the course into their department program of study and being part of the leadership team for the course in the future.

There will be one meeting on campus prior to departure. This is a required meeting and will lay out the principles and the details of the experience. This pre-departure meeting will be similar to what the students experience. There will be pre-departure readings and a short assignment.

The group will travel together to Zambia. We will stay with the Dominican Sisters, as the student do, outside of Ndola, Zambia. The course is structured around interprofessional teams. The teams aim to answer three broad questions:

1. What does it take for children to succeed in school?
2. What does it take for women and children to have strong futures?
3. What does it take for children with disabilities to thrive?

Faculty will rotate through the different experiences or they will stay within one area, depending on who participates.  In the evenings, we will discuss experiences and select reading. Prior to departing, the inteprofessional teams will answer the three overarching questions based on their service experience in the community. Essentially, the faculty will experience a sampling of the student experience.


Project Objectives

The long term objective is the development of a pool of faculty equipped to lead the IPE Zambia course and work towards developing new IPE international courses.
The short term objectives include:

1. Begin to expand the relationship with the community partners 
2. Begin to explore the economic, political, social, historical and cultural context of the region and country through a first hand experience in country.
3. Participate in a global IPE course, learning from the course lead, the community and each other.
4. Be introduced to intentional framing of the course to include thoughtful content on cultural humility and ecological approaches (structural and social factors) and includes concepts such as bearing witness, suspending judgement, identify, privilege, solidarity, and more.

About Zambia


 

Application Procedures & Deadline
- Select the Apply Now button at the top to start your online application.
- If this is your first time using the Global Studies online system, please select that you are faculty/staff and you have NOT logged into the system before (3rd option).  You will need to do an email authentication and create a password before you can access the application.  If you have used the Global Studies online system to create an application or proposal or review applications, you'll log in using your full email address and the password you created.  If you need your password reset, please email globalstudies@stkate.edu.
- Please email globalstudies@stkate.edu if you have questions about the application.

Application Deadline 
December 16, 2019
 

Travel Information

Visas: U.S. citizens traveling to this location WILL NOT need to apply in advance for a visa. A Zambian visa will be issued to U.S. citizens upon arrival to the country.  Citizens of countries other than the United States may have other entry requirements and could incur additional fees applying for and possibly picking up a visa.  Applicants who are citizens of a country other than the United States should contact the Office of Global Studies as soon as possible.

U.S. Department of State Travel Advisories: The U.S. Department of State uses levels to indicate risk in travel to particular locations.  Please see the Department of State website for more information on the particular locations of this course.
-Zambia is listed as a Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (updated December 14, 2018)

U.S. Department of State STEP Enrollment: The U.S. Department of State has a Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, which is a free service to allow U.S. citizens and nationals traveling and living abroad to enroll their trip with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.  St. Kate's encourages all travelers to ensure that they are enrolled before traveler.  Some students' home campus Study Abroad Office may enroll student travelers automatically.  Please see the STEP website for more information and to enroll.

Health and Travel: The Center for Disease Control issues travel vaccine recommendations by country.  See the CDC Traveler's Health website for more information on the particular locations of this course.  Note that Malaria is a concern in Zambia: see the CDC website for Malaria in Zambia. Also note that the mosquito that may carry the Zika virus is present in Zambia, but there are no reported cases of Zika in Zambia.  See the CDC website regarding the Zika virus.

Zambia controls the use of many drugs and medications, including Benadryl and Adderall, among others.  Please see the  the list of controlled and prohibited substances in Zambia.

International Medical/Emergency Insurance Coverage: All participants in a St. Kate's Faculty Development program will be enrolled in an international emergency and medical insurance policy through CISI.  We will also include a trip cancellation policy that will cover cancellation in the event of a medical emergency and select other situations; please contact the Office of Global Studies if you have questions about either insurance policy.

Trip Cancellation Insurance: All participants in a St. Kate's Faculty Development Seminar will be enrolled in a Trip Cancellation Insurance policy.  This is not a "cancel for any reason" policy, and reimbursement is limited to covered events.  This policy also includes trip interruption coverage for covered events.  

Cancellation Policy: Once faculty members are offered a spot on this seminar and accept the offer, non-refundable, non-transferable airline tickets will be booked on their behalf and in their name.  In the event of a cancellation from the program after airline tickets are issued for any reason not covered by the Trip Cancellation Insurance policy may require the cancelling member to reimburse the Grant for the cost of the unused airline ticket, currently estimated at $2,750.