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Public Health + Medicine. MS1 summer opportunity in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Antigua, Guatemala. HIV STIs and Guatemala. At risk groups and intervention
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Public Health + Medicine MS1 summer opportunity in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
HIV STIs and Guatemala • At risk groups and intervention • Working through existing governmental and non-governmental agencies to implement public health interventions that will reduce the prevalence of HIV and STI in at risk populations in Guatemala. • Research • Outreach • Collaboration
CDC/GAP: TEPHINET + UVG • TEPHINET: Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network • UVG: Universidad del Valle, Guatemala • Ministry of Health involvement • Infrastructure • Sustainablity • Funding
What Did We Do? • In the office • Literature review for publication • Development of study materials • In the STI clinic • Surveillance database • Clinical shadowing • Behind the scenes at a public health non-profit
Why is it Important? • Interdisciplinary experience in infectious disease work in a developing Latin American country. • Cross cultural experience with social development, education and health care. • Opportunity to develop and practice medical Spanish with native speakers.
Program Description • Time frame • 6-10 weeks • Potential future opportunities • TB-HIV • Behavioral Empowerment • VICITS • RDS/TLS
Who should apply • Public Health interest • Some level of Spanish experience • Daily work and interactions in Spanish • If interested look out for our short application on the MS1 forum. • October • Questions? • Lindsey_buckingham@med.unc.edu • Emily_cohn@med.unc.edu