Shadow Doctors 20+ Hrs/Week w/ #1 Pre-Health Provider

This experience was very educational and also fun! Atlantis does a great job with creating a good balance between shadowing hours and organized group events and excursions. We had organized group dinners and an excursion each week! I got to learn so much in each of my rotations in the hospital and also outside of the hospital learning about the city I was in and the other cities we visit as a group! I highly recommend this program if you are a pre-health student looking for more experience and want to go abroad!

I would say there are two important components for this program. The experience you get shadowing in the hospital and the experience you getting to know Spanish culture. Being inside the hospital you feel like part of the staff once you start interacting with doctors, residents and nurses. From my experience, they were really welcoming and warm. Exploring Spain was something challenging but it helped to be more open-minded. Trying different food and speaking to locals really made my experience very full-filling.

Shadowing abroad with Atlantis is a great and unique opportunity for anyone interested in a career in the medical field. Not only was I able to learn more about the field I want to go into, I also got to expand my knowledge of the Spanish language and culture. The hospital staff were all extremely welcoming, helpful, and insightful and I felt very comfortable in that setting. Additionally, the Atlantis staff were always attentive and responsive. I would definitely recommend this program to anyone!!

I attended this program the summer after my freshman year in college. Although inexperienced, I had an incredible time gaining healthcare exposure while also making lasting connections. The doctors were all incredibly kind and willing to incorporate me into their busy days. Being able to follow them throughout their entire day helped me get a more complete understanding of a doctor's routine, something that is not too available in the United States.
I think my favorite part of the program though was getting to be immersed in an entirely different healthcare system and Spain's culture. My group also traveled across Spain on the weekends so it was a great mix of learning and fun. I would heavily recommend this to anyone looking for a unique pre-med experience!

It was an awesome experience overall! Housing was great, hospital was an amazing educational experience, and there was so much happening in the area that it felt very urban and social. I got to explore the town and the restaurants there, and the public transport was awesome as well. The doctors were very interactive and they taught alot about the anatomy as well as helping grow my spanish speaking skills while they also spoke English. The hospital was very easy to manuever and to get to using public transport. Highly recommend!

This program is truly a life-changing opportunity that I would recommend to any pre-health student. My hospital experience was fantastic, as I got to see different procedures and elements of life in 6 different departments. All of the hospital staff was extremely friendly and ready to help explain something at any time. The cultural immersion of the program was also fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the Spanish food we were able to try at our group meals, and I loved being able to further explore the culture of Spain through our group excursions and individual travel. If you have the opportunity to do this program, do it!

I would say that my experience was unique because we had exposure to diverse medical cases! Shadowing doctors provided a first-hand experience that would be really hard to find here in the States. The patient interaction was also top tier, you were not only communicating with them patient to pre-health shadower but also working and practicing on your Spanish, which leads to unforgettable moments and something you can take back home!
I would definitely recommend this to anyone pre-med wanting to travel!