Students travel to this course from countries including South Africa, Thailand, Ghana, India, Japan, Nigeria, and Bangladesh. Crosscul-tural learning and teaching have many challenges. Nerissa Majid, training and development officer, assists students with their living situations once they arrive. Most stay in a dormitory together with people from different countries. This can raise issues among students whose countries may be fighting with one another.
Some students feel guilty for leaving their families for two months, and there can be homesickness.
They have to both meet our entrance requirements and find sponsors to provide tuition funds. Sponsors have included the World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, United States Agency for International Development, and African-American Institute, as well as government ministries, companies, and other nongovernmental organizations. They are people seeking to be increasingly capable health managers in a rapidly changing and growing world. Above, The HSPH Managing Health Programs in Developing Countries team.