Table 4.

Key components of the junior project offer elective

Pre-departure	The partnership with CUAMM, a non-governmental organization operating in countries with limited resources, that focuses on the role of education
	The MoU signed by the University of Padua (to which the PRP belongs) and CUAMM
	The site visit to the Africa hospitals
	The selection process of the candidates
	The pre-departure course
	The definition of the learning objectives and the personalized job description
During the elective	The preceptorship both in Padua and in Africa
	The active involvement in all clinical activities
	The evaluation process
At the end of the elective	The feed-backs
	The summary report presented to the PRP, the residents and the hospital staff

Legend: ICH: International Child Elective; MoU: Memorandum of understanding; PRP: Pediatric Residency Program.