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Call for papers: Council on the Global Integration of Healthcare

I think I like that a volunteer non-profit (the Council on the Global Integration of Healthcare) is trying to do something to improve the quality of workers we get in the medical tourism sector. And I understand that volunteer organizations will often suffer from too few resources. In the case of the Council on the Global Integration of Healthcare that seems to mean that they don't have anyone to design the courses they want to offer to professionals in the medical tourism business.

That's where any professional travel planners might benefit:

In preparation for CGIH's Medical Travel Facilitator I Certification, we are seeking the assistance of our travel planners community members to author the following study guides, pre-test and final exams for the following self-directed courses:

Course Description
TRA0010 Basic Travel Planning for Medical Travelers
TRA0200 Understanding Travel Service Terminology
TRA0020 Medical Travel Facilitators and Travel Agents: Role Differentiation
TRA0030 World Geography Refresher
TRA0100 Understanding Customs and Visa Requirements
TRA0110 Introduction to International Airline Reservations
TRA0120 Introduction to International Connections for Medical Travelers
TRA0130 Introduction to Hotel Accommodation Reservations
TRA0140 Introduction to Ground Transfer Arrangements
TRA0150 Counseling Clients about Trip Interruptions and Lost Baggage
TRA0160 Introduction to Destination Management Services
TRA0170 The Role of the Medical Concierge
TRA0180 Travel Planning for Clients with Special Dietary Restrictions
TRA0190 Travel Planning for Clients with Mobility Impairments
TRA0210 Travel Planning for Clients with Visual Impairments
TRA0220 Travel Planning for Clients with Hearing Impairments

So if you want to do some volunteer travel writing, specifically course design you should check out this opportunity. There are also sections on law and things less relevant to this blog than travel planning. Here is the open call for papers.

The one thing I'm not so sure about is how they're going to end up with a good course - I mean this is supposed to lead to a "Medical Travel Facilitator I Certification" sort of a medical tourism travel agent I guess. I'm a little surprised that they don't already have standards for each course's evaluation and experts in mind to write each of these courses. I do hope their courses turn out to be excellent.

Posted by James Trotta at November 28, 2009 11:08 PM