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Child Family Health International Presenters: Alex Ahearn and Virginia Crowder (MS2s)
Child Family Health InternationalPresenters: Alex Ahearn and Virginia Crowder (MS2s)
Child Family Health International
Clinical Sites: Bolivia Ecuador India Mexico South Africa
Number of Clinical Programs: 23+
Child Family Health International
Clinical Sites: Bolivia Ecuador India Mexico South Africa
Number of Clinical Programs: 23+
Infectious Disease Eradication in Amazonian and Highland Ecuador
2 weeks in Quito (includes medical Spanish course)
2 weeks in Puyo
Participant: Alex Ahearn
Quito Assist in minor surgery! Help deliver babies! Work in a lab!
Quito
Puyo Well-child exams! Rabies vaccinations! Malaria/Dengue prevention!
Puyo
Implementing Universal Healthcare From Highlands to the Coast of Ecuador
Objectives: Gain an understanding of the Ecuadorian
healthcare system through exposure to both urban and rural government institutions.
Obtain practical experience in the institutional barriers to providing free care.
Clinical Rotations: 2 weeks in Quito (includes Medical Spanish course) 2 weeks in Santa Elena
Participant: Virginia Crowder
Quito Maternidad Isidro Mayora:
Public, teaching hospital; 400 beds
Rotation in the Salo de Partos: →Morning rounds →Observed deliveries →Scrubbed in for C-Sections
Centro de Salud Public, primary care clinic and
community outreach center → Home visits →Ob/gyn, internal med, and peds shadowing
Santa Elena Hospital La Libertad
45 bed capacity Rotated through: →ER (minor traumas, ID, suturing)→ Outreach (Well Child exams)→General med →General Surgery (Assist in surgery!)
Application See CFHI website: www.cfhi.org Fill out online
Requires short essays, personal references Programs begin 1st Saturday of the month Go for 4,5,6,7,8 weeks Cost:
$95 application fee $2495 (depending on # of weeks) *Start early to help raise funds!
Contact Information CFHI:
www.cfhi.org
Alex Ahearn: [email protected]
Virginia Crowder: [email protected]
