Eligibility
This program is exclusively for NYU students who have selected NYUAD as their spring study away site. Students will apply for this program during their semester at NYUAD.
Spring Global Healthcare Immersion Program
The Global Healthcare Immersion Program offers NYU undergraduate students interested in healthcare, medicine, nursing, and the health professions a unique spring-semester opportunity to explore the UAE’s rapidly evolving healthcare system. Based at NYU Abu Dhabi and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, this program combines academic enrichment with hands-on clinical experience.
Students will gain valuable insights into regional healthcare practices, healthcare delivery models, and cross-cultural approaches to patient care — broadening their global perspective and preparing them to lead in an interconnected world.
Program Objectives
- Provide students with first-hand exposure to the UAE’s dynamic healthcare ecosystem.
- Create opportunities for dialogue between students and regional healthcare leaders, healthcare professionals, doctors, and health regulators.
- Enable students to critically compare global healthcare practices, healthcare systems, and patient care strategies.
Passport Program
As part of an exclusively designed Passport Program, students will train in one or both specialized pathways, Stroke and STEMI. Both the Stroke and STEMI pathways will feature a coordinator who will explain their role and highlight the critical time benchmarks from symptom onset to intervention.
In addition, students will have the opportunity to tour the Cath Lab or see firsthand where these life-saving interventions/procedures take place.
Each pathway runs for approximately 3.5 hours, focusing on the skills below.
Shared Core Skills (Both Pathways)
Heart and Lung Sounds
IV and Venipuncture
CPR and Bag-Valve-Mask (BVM)
VR Simulation Experience
Stroke Pathway
BEFAST Assessment
Glasgow Coma Scale
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale assessments
STEMI Pathway
Medication Calculations
ECG Dot Placement
Defibrillator Usage
12-lead ECG changes related to an MI
Seminar Series
| Session Name | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD) Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) Program and Magnet Accreditation — US-Based Standards for Nurse Residency Healthcare Practitioners Practice in the UAE | 1 hour |
| Introduction to UAE Culture and Emirati Healthcare — Providing Culturally Appropriate Care to Emirati Patients | 1 hour |
| Journey of Organ Transplant and Brain Death Policy in the UAE and CCAD Journey | 30 minutes |
| Heart Failure and Health Literacy in the Middle East | 30 minutes |
| Lived Experiences of Western Practitioners in the UAE | 30 minutes |
| Simulation Center Workshop with Hands-on Skills | 3.5 hours |
| PRW Exercises on Certain Medical Conditions (i.e., evolving case studies, simulation experience, etc.) | 3 hours |
Spring and Summer Internship Opportunities
Students may also have the opportunity to apply for a 4- to 8-week internship at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, either during the spring semester or in the summer, providing additional professional exposure and practical training.