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Child Family Health International

Child Family Health International. Presenters: 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

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Child Family Health International

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  1. Child Family Health International Presenters: Alex Ahearn and Virginia Crowder (MS2s)

  2. Child Family Health International • Clinical Sites: • Bolivia • Ecuador • India • Mexico • South Africa • Number of Clinical Programs: 23+

  3. Child Family Health International • Clinical Sites: • Bolivia • Ecuador • India • Mexico • South Africa • Number of Clinical Programs: 23+

  4. Infectious Disease Eradication in Amazonian and Highland Ecuador • 2 weeks in Quito (includes medical Spanish course) • 2 weeks in Puyo Participant: Alex Ahearn

  5. Quito • Assist in minor surgery! • Help deliver babies! • Work in a lab!

  6. Quito

  7. Puyo • Well-child exams! • Rabies vaccinations! • Malaria/Dengue prevention!

  8. Puyo

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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!)

  12. 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!

  13. Contact Information • CFHI: www.cfhi.org • Alex Ahearn: marshall_ahearn@med.unc.edu • Virginia Crowder: virginia_crowder@med.unc.edu

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