Health Care

TVi has arranged numerous technical visits for overseas students interested in working in the health care field, including hospital visits, physical therapy programs, dietetic presentations, and paramedic/EMT workshops and ambulance ride-alongs.

Paramedic/EMT Technical Visits

Dietetic Study at Upscale Senior Community

Over the years, TVi has arranged numerous technical visits for international paramedic and EMT students.  Sites arranged by TVi include the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the Los Angeles County Paramedic Training Institute, UCLA Daniel Freeman Paramedical Training Program, and the 911 Dispatch Center.  Additionally, TVi has successfully arranged for overseas paramedic and EMT students to have the unique opportunity for a full-day ambulance ride-along experience with American Medical Response (AMR), one of the country’s leading private ambulance providers.

     1.   Name of Group:          Osaka Medical College
     2.  Size of Group:               32 + 1 interpreter
     3.  Time:                             9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
     4.  Host:                              UCLA Paramedic Education Program
     5.  To Meet:                       Program Director
     6.  Contents:                      – Lecture on EMS system and education in the U.S.
                                                – Observation of scenario-based skills practice

For over 10 years, TVi has worked to arrange technical visits for Seitoku University in Japan, which annually sends two large groups of dietetic students to Northern California to study trends in nutrition and dietetic education.  TVi annually secures technical visits to a large, upscale retirement and assisted-living community near Monterey, CA.  The visits consist of a facility tour, kitchen tour, lecture on meal arrangements and menu creation, and lecture on the role of dietitians in the U.S. (especially in the senior health care field).  Students also enjoy a hot buffet meal as part of the program.

     1.   Name of Group:           Seitoku University
     2.  Size of Group:                69 students + 4 teachers
     3.  Time:                             10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
     4.  Host:                              Saratoga Retirement Community
     5.  To Meet:                       – Hospitality Manager
                                                – Director of Dining Services
                                                – Registered Dietitian
     6.  Contents:                      Visit includes tour, presentation and lunch
     7.  Schedule:                        9:45 AM                       Arrival 
                                                 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM  Facility Tour in groups
                                                 11:15 AM – 1:00 PM    Lunch & Lecture by Dietitian