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Coming to Granada? Welcome! (Help and Information for Incomers)
Dear IFMSA guest!
With this information booklet we would like to say hello to you and tell
you that we are looking forward to welcome you in Granada this summer!
Furthermore, we want to provide some useful information about your stay
in Granada, so that your clerkship will be an exciting and cheerful
experience.
Contents
Granada is located to the Southeast to Andalusia. It is an important
university-city of the country. It has 243.000 inhabitants and about
60.000 students live in Granada.
http://www.granadatur.com/old/principalen.htm
http://www.spain.info/TourSpain
PICK-UP SERVICE
We will try to collect you from the train/bus station or airport when
you arrive. This pick-up service usually has to be arranged a couple of
weeks before your arrival. So if you want to be picked up, please inform
us about your arrival details (arrival date, time, train
station/airport, which train/flight) well in advance. Contact with us
(personal contact person) Otherwise we cannot guarantee to pick you up!
;)
SOME SUGGESTIONS HOW TO COME TO GRANADA
by car:
we recommend to use an online route planner like:
If you arrive at Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén.
The best way is to take a the line of bus ‘’
Aeropuerto -
Go to “Estación Sur Méndez Álvaro” by bus; then take a bus (it is
cheaper and faster than train) to Granada. To look up the bus schedule,
go to
http://www.estaciondeautobuses.com
If you at Málaga Airport
Go to ‘’ Estación de Autobuses de Málaga’’ by bus; then take a bus to
Granada.
During the four weeks we have the pleasure of welcoming you in Granada,
we will try to provide you with an interesting mixture of the medical
clerkship and fun.
MEETINGS
a) Fist day: Welcoming and introduction:
This meeting is aimed at generally informing you about your stay, about
the dormitory
and especially about the first day at the hospital.
Afterwards we will prepare a little dinner for you (our famous ‘’tapas’’)
b) Second day: Introduction at the hospital:
We will meet at 8:00 a.m. at the hostel-reception. You will be picked
up, we travel together to the hospital, get your clothes, have breakfast
and introduce you to the hospital staff at your department.
INSURANCE
We remind you that you need:
SOCIAL PROGRAM
The social program varies monthly, depending on the person planning
summer reception and of course on your wishes.
You can look up:
http://www.granadatur.com/old/principalen.htm
Prepare yourself for a National Cooking and Drinking Party during the
last week of
-Send
back your CC
-Check
your insurance
-Inform
us about your arrival details
-Read
the
Exchange Conditions
If you have any doubts after reading our booklet or need any help, feel
free to contactus by e-mail. We are looking forward to answering all
your questions as soon as possible!
It is advisable to bring your own working clothes, stethoscope, lamp and
tourniquet, as well as a pair of preferably white shoes for the
hospital.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Normally, the clerkship starts between
We know that this exchange does not only mean hard work in the hospital
but it should also be a lot of fun! If you need one day off, please ask
your tutor in advance. Otherwise, we’ll have trouble in organizing
exchange programs for international students in future.
CERTIFICATES
You will get an IFMSA certificate after your clerkship. We will give to
your tutor and at
EVALUATION
We would like to evaluate some skills of your clekship for that reason,
your tutor will have a test and he will be able to examine its
performance, in order to we improve our system and other student profit
from it in the future. So,
SCOPE (Standing Committe On Professional Exchange), SCORE (On Research
Exchange), SCONE (On National Exchange) and SCOME (On Medical Education)
will work and make an effort to improve the Exchange program and Medical
Education. Thanks for your collaboration!
GENERAL
Normally, all our students are placed in a single or double room in the
dormitory called Alhamar
The costs of the room are paid by the IFMSA. The rooms are equipped with
a bed, a desk and a wardrobe.
Address:
C/ Alhamar, 33-Bl.2-1ºA . 18005 GRANADA Telf. 958 081702 / 635 635023
WHAT TO TAKE WITH YOU
It is important to bring your own bedclothes.
Some kitchens are equipped with dishes and kitchenware, but in some
units there is nothing like that. So take no risks and bring your own
stuff with you, if you don’t want to eat at the hospital.
WASHING
You can wash your clothes in the dormitory.
DIVISION
We don’t do the division of the rooms, so if you like to share a room
with a certain person, please tell them at your arrival.
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