Dr. James Moran, UPEI history professor, and Dr. Christian Lacroix, UPEI biology professor, partnered with the University’s Office of Study Abroad and International Partnerships to take 19 students to Italy from May 19–29, 2023, through the Maymester program. This short-term excursion was a faculty-led multidisciplinary experience that provided students with the opportunity to study the history of western medicine.