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Medical Education in Ecuador:

Medical Education in Ecuador:. An Adventure in the Andean Highlands. Where Is Ecuador Anyway?. Ecuador!. Child Family Health International (CFHI). there are MANY multi-national organizations San Francisco based NGO internationally known

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Medical Education in Ecuador:

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  1. Medical Education in Ecuador: An Adventure in the Andean Highlands

  2. Where Is Ecuador Anyway? Ecuador!

  3. Child Family Health International (CFHI) • there are MANY multi-national organizations • San Francisco based NGO • internationally known • many consecutive years of 4-star ratings (the highest rating a charity can receive) • main goals of CFHI: • bring interested health professions students together with places of need • build programs that maintain local integrity • committed to community engagement http://www.cfhi.org

  4. CFHI Programs Global Health Education Programs • Bolivia • Ecuador • India • Mexico • South Africa Professional Development Programs • Mexico • United States Community Health Initiatives • Bolivia • Ecuador • India • Mexico • South Africa

  5. CFHI Programs in Ecuador Global Health Education Programs • Ecuador • Reproductive Health in Quito, Ecuador • Andean Health in Quito, Ecuador • Vector-borne Diseases in the Ecuadorian Amazon • Amazon Indigenous Health, Ecuador • Amazon Community Health, Ecuador • Urban & Rural Comparative Health, Ecuador • Sonrie Ecuador – Dental Program in Quito, Ecuador

  6. Northern Quito Barrios served by the clinic at Cochapamba

  7. Subcentro de Salud at Cochapamba

  8. What’s Quito Like? • Vivid contrasts between Spanish colonialism and Indigenous Incan Culture • multiple World Heritage Sites (Old Town) • population of 2 million • Tourist Friendly (La Mariscal)

  9. What Sort of Resources Do I Need to Participate in a CFHI Program What’s Obvious? What’s Not So Obvious? Rent/bills at home while you’re away $1400 Appropriate pre-trip vaccinations and medications $400 • Cost of Program $1950 – Summer 2010 • Plane Ticket $765 – Online Service • 5 weeks of living expenses in country $600 • Weekend Trips / Adventuring Around $???? Total  $4515

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