The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine partners with the FIU Honors College to offer the Challenges in Healthcare courses.
These two sequential elective courses—Challenges in Healthcare I (IDH 3034) and Challenges in Healthcare II (IDH 3035)—allow FIU undergraduate students to fulfill the university’s Global Learning requirement while exploring a range of health-related topics. Students examine subjects such as the history of medicine, global infectious diseases, social determinants of health, medical ethics, and other areas relevant to pursuing careers in the health professions.
Innovative teaching methods encourage students to recognize the connections among local, global, and intercultural issues. The interdisciplinary approach of the FIU Honors College helps students develop multi-perspective analyses and a commitment to problem solving in diverse environments.