<p>I know that volunteering at hospitals and getting experience in patient care is an important thing for a pre-med student. Would there be any benefit to spending a summer in a foreign country and working in a hospital in patient care? Or does it not matter exactly where you work?</p>
<p>I don't think there would be any real benefit to working in a foreign hospital as opposed to one in the U.S., though it might provide a more unique experience about which to write essays and whatnot.</p>
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But this is a big benefit.</p>
<p>Plus most (not all, but most) foreign hospitals are more likely to put you face-to-face with dramatic underservice than most (not all, but most) US hospitals.</p>
<p>I've heard from people who have gone through the process that medical schools love foreign expereince because it makes you understand more of what global medicine is about. Apparently they also like to see that you have traveled outside of the U.S..</p>
<p>Working in a foreign hospital may provide unique experiences not available in the US due American supervisory and liability concerns. Less supervision is a double edged sword -- as any resident at a county hospital can attest.</p>