Day 3 in Buenos Aires was a busy one! We had another early start to the morning and left the hotel at 8 a.m. To start off the morning, we went to Tigre for a boat ride through the rivers that took us to a public health clinic on one of the islands. This facility…
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Day 3 in Buenos Aires!
Started off the day with a boat ride to a small public health clinic in Tigre, Argentina. We were able to talk to the captain of the ambulance which was a boat. He told us all about the clinic and how they manage and work around that they live on an island. The clinic we…
Primary Care and Hospitals in Buenos Aires
Today we visited several public healthcare facilities in the Tigres and San Isidro neighborhoods. To get to the clinic in Tigres, we had to take a boat from the mainland through several island communities we various levels of income. When we arrived at the clinic we talked to several nurses and paramedics who worked on…
Hospitals vs Primary Care
The Public system in Argentina is something that is great and a source of national pride but also has many challenges. All of the problems the public system faces can be, for the most part, fixed with more money. Obviously! But solving the problem of increased health in Argentina is more deeply rooted in the…
Day 2: United with Universidad Austral
After a good night’s sleep and an incredible breakfast provided by the hotel, we took an hour-long bus ride to the Universidad Austral in Pilar. After a brief snack and greeting, we were presented with information about nursing in the Americas and some of the challenges faced by the Hospital of Austral as a private…
Empanadas and Economics
Day 2 in Argentina and today we visited the University of Austral, where we learned about Argentina’s nursing system and some of the key challenges facing the healthcare sector. One major issue that stood out is the shortage of nurses at the Austral Hospital. Due to the economic instability in the country, it causes many…
Abroad in Austral
Today was day two of our trip and our first full day in Buenos Aires. We had an early start and met for the bus at 8 a.m. after breakfast at the hotel. The bus took us to Austral University, about an hour away. At Austral, we got to meet nurses who attended the university…
Day 2 in Buenos Aires!
Day 2 in Argentina was a success! We started our day off at 8:00 AM hopping on a bus to the Universidad Austral and the hospital that’s near that was private. We were greeted with a delicious breakfast with croissants and coffee. We then got the chance to listen to a presentation presented by one of…
Trip to Austral!
Today was a great day! We had an early start to the day and made the bus ride over to Universidad Austral. Upon arrival, we were greeted with a breakfast where I especially enjoyed the coffee and croissant. We then listened to a presentation given by a professor and an alumna of the university. They…
Day 2: Universidad Austral
This morning, we visited the University of Austral, where we got a glimpse into the college experience of local students. The campus felt very different from Pitt, as it’s a smaller, more rural school with around 5,000 undergraduate students, located about an hour outside the city. Instead of busy streets and high-rise buildings, the university…
Exploring Nursing in Argentina!
Today we traveled an hour outside of Buenos Aires to Pilar, where the Austral University and hospital is located. Shortly after arriving, we listened to a lecture presented to us by two of the university’s professors who also work as RNs at the hospital. We learned about the university, RN employment rates, BSN admission and…
New Amigas!
Day 2 in Buenos Aires! We started bright and early at 8am, with an hour-ish bus ride to Universidad Austral. We attended a lecture with a former nurse and a current nursing professor at the university. At the lecture, we learned about the role of the nurses in Argentina and about the university itself. We…
Buenos Aires Day 2
Today we had the opportunity to visit the Universidad Austral in Pilar. After about an hour long bus ride, we were welcomed by members of the faculty. They met us with breakfast and gave us an introductory presentation about university and hospital within the university. The atmosphere was very professional and friendly, and it was…
Stethoscopes and Student Mixers
Today we went to Austral University, where we attended a lecture where we learned about nursing in its connected hospital, and some of the challenges it faced. One that stuck out to me was the physician/doctor to nurses ratio. In the US, there is normally a higher number of nurses compared to doctors, but in…
Universidad Austral – Day 2
Today, we had the opportunity to tour Universidad Austral, a university that stands out not only for its academic programs but also for its affiliation with a hospital similar to how UPMC is connected to the University of Pittsburgh. We were up around 7 a.m. for breakfast, and by 8 a.m., we were on the…
A Dose of Austral
Today started bright and early with about an hour-long bus ride to the University of Austral in Pilar. At the University we were greeted by a delicious breakfast before jumping into the first guest speaker lecture of the trip. During this lecture, led by an alumni of the university’s first nursing class and a teacher/former…
Exploring Universidad Austral
Starting the day off we had our site visit to the Universidad Austral and its hospital. Hearing from an alumni of the university who was a part of the first nursing class and a teacher at the university we got to delve into learning how nursing personnel are the pillar of healthcare systems worldwide and…
Day 2 in Argentina
Today we visited Austral University and its private hospital . We were guided by a graduate from the university, who showed us around campus and brought us to the hospital where an health professional showed us the emergency room, admissions area and the pediatric offices. Austral is a private hospital, meaning its fundings to operate…
Austral: Challenges
Today we visited a private hospital and university in the neighborhood of Pilar, right outside of Buenos Aires. We had a brief lecture about nursing in Argentina and then we toured the university hospital. After the tour we had the chance to meet with some students from the University of Austral and we had lunch…
Austral Hospital Challenges
Austral hospital is a private hospital that is connected to the university of Austral, and is one of the leading hospitals in the city or even the nation. It is known for its transplants and has a doctor that trained at the university of Pittsburgh! The private side of healthcare in the nation certainly has…