It is our last day in Argentina! I can’t believe how fast the time has gone by and I have so many emotions about leaving. Yesterday was all about our presentations, and they went really good. Everyone was nervous to present and there were some bumps in the road with presenting but they went really…

Day 10 in Argentina! This morning we had to be in the lobby at 8:10am to get on the bus to visit Sanatorio de los Arcos. We had a talk from Dra Marcela Travaglini, a Medical Manager at the private clinic. After this we went to a cardiovascular clinic called ICBA to talk to their…

Day 9 in Argentina! Today we met at a very early 8am for the bus to go to University! It was around an hour drive to Univeridad Austral, one of the most popular private universities outside of Buenos Aires. First we talked to Dr. Marcelo Pellizzari, the Chairman for the Health & Safety Board at…

Day 7 in Argentina! Today was a very calm day to relax and rewind in nature. We started off by busing to the town of Luján outside of Buenos Aires to visit the famous Basilica. This is a massive Roman Catholic Church with a very cool backstory that is way too intricate for me to…

Day 6 in Argentina! The group had an early breakfast again to meet in the hotel lobby at 8:10am. We took the bus outside of the city to a place called Tigre. We did a boat tour on rio Captain Tigre to go to a small public health clinic on an island about 20 minutes…

Day 5 in Argentina! Today we were at the bus by 8am to go the suburbs of Buenos Aires to see a public hospital and university. We arrived at Paroissien Hospital and were greeted by an entire group of staff, excited to see us. We got a tour around the hospital and ran into some…

Day 4 in Argentina! This morning the bus never showed up so we got a little extra time at the hotel breakfast. We all ended up taking Ubers to Sanatorio de los Arcos to talk with Dra. Josefina Medrano. She is a Province Ministry of Health and past Minister of Health (MOH) for the Providence…

Day 3 in Argentina! Today was another very long day and we traveled all over the city. I started off my morning with another hotel breakfast and we met in the lobby at 8:30am to drive to the Healthcare City of Buenos Aires. We met up with Dr. Daniel Ferrante, the Deputy Minister of Health…

Day 2 in Buenos Aires! We had a very long and eventful day. I learned so much useful information and was introduced to so many amazing healthcare professionals. The day started off with the most amazing hotel breakfast ever that consisted of jam, rolls, fresh fruit, cheese, cold cuts, pastries, and fresh squeezed orange juice….

Today marks our first day in Buenos Aires! It was so exciting to land in a new country after a long overnight flight. Driving through the city I made a lot of observations and some were consistent with what I had previously thought while some challenged my previous notions. Some things that were consistent with…