Transcript Child Family Health International: Quito, Ecuador

Child Family
Health
International:
Quito, Ecuador
Shalini Vaid
Kristen Shealy
Class of 2014
Quito, Ecuador
Child Family Health International
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Amazon Community and Indigenous Health –
Puyo (be prepared to hike through the jungle)
Andean Health in Quito
Implementing Universal Healthcare from the
Highlands to the Coast of Ecuador –Santa
Elena
Urban and Rural Comparative Health - Chone
Infectious Disease Eradication in Amazonian
and Highland Ecuador - Puyo
Reproductive Health in Quito
Program: Child Family Health
International- Andean Health
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4 Weeks long
I went July 2nd -August 1st, 2011. Program runs
year round so you can go any month.
Home stay with Ecuadorian family
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Provide breakfast and dinner
Mostly medical students who just finished 1st
year and pre-medical undergraduate
students who participate. Upper level
medical students and residents may also
attend this program.
Medical Rotations
4
one week-long rotations
 Can choose from a variety of specialties
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Obstetrics
Pediatrics
Gynecology
Internal Medicine
Program: Implementing
Universal Healthcare in
Ecuador
 First
2 weeks in Quito – Spanish classes and
Medical Rotations
 Last 2 weeks in Santa Elena
 Observe the difference between
healthcare in the capitol to a small town
on the coast
 Surgery, OB/GYN, House Calls, Pediatrics,
Internal Medicine, ER
Medical Rotations
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shadowing
 Physical examinations
 All patient interviews are done in Spanish
so this is a great way to learn medical
Spanish!
Spanish Classes
 35
hours of classes in two weeks
 At the Amazing Andes Language School
 Can take private or group classes for $89/hour during the remaining two weeks
Expenses
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Program cost: $2350
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Included homestay, breakfast and dinner,
Spanish classes, cell phone
Airfare: $1000
Vaccines: $400, received $200 insurance
reimbursement (Hep A, Yellow Fever,
Food and Travel Expenses: $600
Special Equipment for Trip: $75- Guide Book,
Medical Spanish Dictionary, sunscreen, scrubs,
gloves, surgical masks
Expenses (cont)
 Anti-Malarials
effects, etc.
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– can vary in price, side
Only if leaving Quito! (this includes personal
travel)
Schedule appt with UAB Travelers Clinic
(EARLY!!!)
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are responsible for providing your
own transportation to Santa Elena, Puyo,
Chone, etc.
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$80 for round-trip ticket to Guayaquil
Quito
 Capitol
of Ecuador
Things to do in Quito
 Teleferico
– world’s second highest cable
car!
 La Vírgen del Panecillo
 Explore Quito’s Old Town
 La Mariscal – aka “Gringolandia”
 Botanical Gardens
Sightseeing
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Weekend trips to various places in Ecuador
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Banos: white water rafting, horseback riding, hot
springs, repelling down waterfalls
Otovalo: huge market for souvenir shopping
Mitad del Mundo: The Equator!
Puerto Lopez and Isla de la Plata: the beach
and a nearby island full of wildlife, whale
watching, snorkeling
Montanita: Surfing, crazy night life
Mindo: Ziplining in the rainforest
Get a Guide Book!!! (I liked Lonely Planet)
Thank you!