Child Family Health International: Quito, Ecuador

1. Child Family Health International: Quito, Ecuador ShaliniVaid Kristen Shealy Class of 2014

2. Quito, Ecuador

3. Child Family Health International • 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

4. Program: Child Family Health International- Andean Health • 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 • 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.

5. Medical Rotations • 4 one week-long rotations • Can choose from a variety of specialties • I did: • Obstetrics • Pediatrics • Gynecology • Internal Medicine

6. 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

7. Medical Rotations • Mostly shadowing • Physical examinations • All patient interviews are done in Spanish so this is a great way to learn medical Spanish!

12. Spanish Classes • 35 hours of classes in two weeks • At the Amazing Andes Language School • Can take private or group classes for $8-9/hour during the remaining two weeks

13. Expenses • Program cost: $2350 • 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

14. Expenses (cont) • Anti-Malarials – can vary in price, side effects, etc. • Only if leaving Quito! (this includes personal travel) • Schedule appt with UAB Travelers Clinic (EARLY!!!) • You are responsible for providing your own transportation to Santa Elena, Puyo, Chone, etc. • $80 for round-trip ticket to Guayaquil

15. Quito • Capitol of Ecuador

16. 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

18. Sightseeing • Weekend trips to various places in Ecuador • 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)

21. Thank you!