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Partnering with YKMI: a guide for universities and institutions

Curriculum-aligned placements, faculty engagement, research and long-term educational partnerships: how universities and institutions work with YKMI.

As healthcare systems become increasingly interconnected, universities and healthcare institutions are seeking educational partners capable of preparing graduates through meaningful, supervised, and ethically grounded international experiences.

YKMI partners with universities, healthcare institutions, professional organizations, and communities to develop healthcare professionals who are clinically competent, culturally responsive, ethically grounded, and prepared to lead in an increasingly interconnected world.

University partnerships

We collaborate with academic institutions to deliver:

  • Curriculum-aligned international placements
  • Faculty engagement
  • Research initiatives
  • Long-term educational partnerships

Our programmes are intentionally developed to complement university curricula while strengthening existing healthcare systems through long-term partnerships rather than short-term interventions.

Research and innovation

We support collaborative research, implementation science, quality improvement, and innovation that strengthens healthcare systems and informs evidence-based practice.

Team members recording patient details at a registration desk during an outreach
Team members recording patient details at a registration desk during an outreach.

Guided by partnership

Partnership before presence: we work with communities and institutions, never around them. Quality before growth: we expand only while maintaining the highest standards.

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Use the partner form to tell us about your institution and how you would like to work together, and our team will reply.

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