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Let the world change you in Argentina. Travel to the city of Cordoba, Argentina’s second most populous city and the location of all of CFHI’s programs within the country. Experiences include, but aren’t limited to:

Global Perspectives in Nursing: Participate in critical conversations with nurse preceptors regarding global perspectives in nursing
Hospital Medicine: Take part in focused physical exams, patient histories, and daily hospital rounds while rotating alongside local healthcare personnel
Primary Care and Social Medicine: Experience an intimate style of patient-provider rapport, a relationship and communication style central to successful health outcomes

You will observe and learn in some of the oldest and most renowned teaching hospitals in Latin America and take part in rotations built specifically for the program you have chosen. While not on program, you’ll be free to explore the city on your own and experience Cordoba’s European inspired architecture and food.

Highlights
  • Over the last several years, there has been a concerted effort to provide care to those without insurance through a decentralized network of primary and secondary clinics and hospitals. Travel to Argentina and experience this changing landscape and the ce
  • Join nurse preceptors and others while comparing and contrasting the differences in nursing globally in some of the oldest and most renowned teaching hospitals in Latin America.
  • By the end of the program, participants will have an understanding of the role played by nurses in South America and the special patient-provider relationship unique to Latin American medicine.
  • Participants also become immersed in Argentinean culture and language through conversational and medical Spanish classes while living with local students or families, exploring the vibrant city of Cordoba, and through travel opportunities throughout the r
  • Join nurse preceptors and others while comparing and contrasting the differences in nursing globally in some of the oldest and most renowned teaching hospitals in Latin America.

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Madeline
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Cordoba, Argentina

Feb 21, 2019

I participated in a two-week Medical Spanish Intensive course in Cordoba, Argentina. The mornings consisted of rounding with Internal Medicine physicians in the hospital and the late afternoons were Spanish classes. We had plenty of time to explore the city, but also time to learn and improve our Spanish. We had a manual which I was impressed with about Argentinian culture as well as a Medical Spanish practice book. My housing was nice (there was no AC, but that is the case in all of Argentina and I had a fan). The cooking by the host mom was amazing (omg so good). We practiced Spanish every night with our host family (a mother and her 9-year-old daughter) and they were very warm and welcoming.
I worked in an infectious disease hospital and was exposed to diseases such as Guillan Barre, Chagas disease, psittacosis pneumonia. The doctors were all very nice. The hospital was different from US hospitals and it was pretty eye-opening seeing how healthcare is delivered in different settings.

What was your funniest moment?
I was struggling with figuring out the time difference even though it is pretty basic. Hours ahead...behind...we laughed a lot at lunch.
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Madeline Goldberg

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Global Health Experiential Education in Argentina
Madeline Goldberg

Why did you choose this program?

I took advantage of a Child Family Health International (CFHI) combined scholarship with the American Medical Student Association (AMSA). They offered the perfect program for me - a 2-week medical Spanish intensive course with mornings in the hospital and afternoons in the classroom. I had always wanted to visit Argentina and was able to visit Córdoba, the second largest city!

What did your program provider assist you with, and what did you have to organize on your own?

I was provided with housing with a local family, several organized cultural lectures, social events, a bus pass (reloadable), a key to the classroom building, a sim card (if needed), transportation from the airport to the homestay, and an organized hospital rotation (assigned based on specialty preference). The classroom exercises were very organized with individual placement based on level of Spanish speaking and comprehension.

What is one piece of advice you'd give to someone going on your program?

Make sure to look at the temperature. I did not check and packed very poorly, bringing lots of pants and no shorts.

Be open-minded; the housing may be different from what you are used to, but you will get used to it and find it enjoyable.

Make sure to convert money ahead of time (I did it in the airport) and take money out of ATMs before the weekend.

What does an average day/week look like as a participant of this program?

I would get to the bus station around 8 am and rounds started around 8:30. The hospital was a short 20-minute bus ride away. In my program, half the students were near the hospital and the other half were near the classroom. We would stay until about noon (rounding with the residents and attendings during this time). Then we had Spanish class 4:30-7pm.

At night, we would do social activities and then dinner with the host family.

Going into your experience abroad, what was your biggest fear, and how did you overcome it? How did your views on the issue change?

I was very nervous about planning for the rotation - figuring out how fit an international rotation into my academic schedule. It required a lot of preparation: buying plane tickets; choosing dates; school approval. To prepare, I took a medical Spanish course through my school called Canopy during the month prior to my trip. I also planned the trip after interviews and before match day. It was definitely worth all the planning and I wish I stayed longer.

What advice do you have for future travelers?

If I could go back and repeat it, I would have done a 4-week program because I was having so much fun, and most of the other students were during one month. The longer, the better in any foreign country, especially when you are trying to learn a new language. My Spanish dramatically improved in the 2 weeks I was there, and I was very satisfied with my program/would recommend CFHI to prospective participants.

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