Today was a packed day! We started off with a hospital visit to Hospital Paroissien, where we were talked to by the director along with students from La Matanza. The hospital was not in good condition. They have about 303 beds and 2 floors, an upper and lower floor. The lower floor was for hospitalization and the upper floor was for outpatient offices. It is a public hospital with very low funding, no heat, and many repairs needed. It was sad to see that so many people rely on treatment from that hospital. We walked through the Emergency Department and ICU. After that we headed to La Mantanza University for a tour of the school. The campus reminded me of Pitt, minus the palm trees. We got to meet and talk with many of the nursing students to compare and contrast our experiences. We then received a lecture on the academics and curriculum behind their nursing school, which I enjoyed. Many colleges in Argentina do not have collegiate sports, unlike the USA and Pitt, where most of all colleges and universities have sports. They are ranked 1st out of 8 schools around Argentina that have sports. While there, we toured the volleyball courts, basketball courts, and weight room. In this school, 90% of students are first gen, Pitt has a lower rate. Tuition is completely free for all, unlike Pitt. They have many similar majors such as Nursing, Econ, Business, and Political Science. It surprised me that fundraising is not common, considering it is very common for clubs and organizations at Pitt. We then got a tour of the nursing area and walked through the simulation labs and scenarios. The nursing school at La Mantanza is divided into two cycles. Cycle 1 is 30 credits and is an associates degree in nursing which cycle 2 requires you to complete 19 more credits, totaling 49, for a BSN. The nursing program has about 1,030 students in total. They are able to join research teams and get acknowledgments from their university and publish research. You can only complete your PhD at select universities in Argentina. We also learned that the most common specialties are ICU, Pediatrics, and Critical Care. After our visit, we headed to Palermo for a street art tour!