Today our day began with a bus ride to Tekniker. The ride there was beautiful and we got to see more of the countryside/mountains that Spain is so famous for. The view once we got to the building was incredible. I found the company itself to be very interesting. They are incredibly collaborative. Their offices,…
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Day 10: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
In US society, mental health is a very stigmatized topic. In school, I can’t recall a time we really talked about mental health and the importance of taking care of yourself. I think mental health is something that is often overlooked because it is harder to see when someone is struggling, at least compared to…
Day 10 – Last Day in Birmingham
Today, I woke up excited for my last day in Birmingham. We were set to visit hospitals specializing in mental health nursing, specifically the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. The nurses there work demanding 13-hour shifts, providing care across various specialist fields in mental health. Among the specialties we explored were deaf…
Day 9: A Change of Scenery
Today was early day because we had to be out of our hotel in Bilbao by 8 am. That meant having eaten breakfast, packed my bags, and be in the lobby by 7:45 am. We then got on a bus toward Guernica but stoping at Tikniker. They work with many companies and hospitals to make…
A beautiful hospital with a heavy contrast
Day 9 in Buenos Aires! Today, we had a meeting with Dr. Florencia, who taught us about Medife. Medife is an organization that provides health insurance and services to people in Argentina. It is a prepaid medicine company, meaning it is private insurance. We learned about how they also had a partnering organization called ASE…
Day 7 in Bilbao
Today we had a very fun day with lots of things planned! We started off at the flea market which was exciting to walk around. Although I didn’t buy anything, I wish we were staying here longer so I could have bought some of the flowers they had. It was so nice seeing all of…
Behind the Curtain of Argentina’s Healthcare System
We started off the morning with a presentation from Dr. Florencia Ledesma, physician and director of ASE Conecta. We were introduced to Medifé, a national nonprofit prepaid health insurance company, and learned about how it deals with clients, the services it offers, how it contacts doctors. It offers many services including outpatient medical care, hospitalization,…
Inequality in Plain Sight
Today, we started off the day lecture from Dr. Florencia from ASEConecta. This was a really great lesson that showed us the true impact of Milei and his reforms on the healthcare system, specifically the unions. She talked about the difference between Medife, which is a pre-paid health insurance company and ASE, which is an…
The Privilege of Care
This morning began with a meeting at the offices of Medifé, one of Argentina’s leading private health insurers, now known as a Health Insurance Agent. We met with Dr. Florencia Ledesma, the company’s current Health Innovation manager. She gave us an introduction to the company and its priorities, as well as diving into the current…
Day 8 in Bilbao
We started today with a trip to Bilbao School of Engineering, where we had the chance to tour several of their labs. A highlight was the opportunity to see the latest version of Dr. Herrero’s project, a rehabilitation device that now has two foot platforms to simulate walking. It was so interesting to learn about…
Day 9: we’re done with presentations!
Today, I woke up feeling a bit nervous about presenting, but I was looking forward to it being over! We started out the day by taking the bus to Joseph Chamberlain College, which is a college that takes minoritized, disadvantaged kids aged 16-19, and helps them learn English language and prepare them to take their…
Day 8: The Hanging Bridge
Today, we started back at the Bilbao School of Engineering where we toured a few more of their labs. The team is studying how center of mass can shift during movement and how that is very important to know for stroke patient’s relearning to walk. They are able to use a camera now to help…
Our final night in Bilbao
Today started off pretty similar to most of the days we have had in Bilbao, we got up and ate our breakfast before meeting in the lobby to start our day. After breakfast we went to the Bilbao school of engineering for more tour of the labs the school has. Today we got to hear…
Exploring Bilbao’s Engineering Labs and the Vizcaya Bridge – 5/19/25
Hello again! We’re back with another update from my time in Bilbao. Today was a full day, starting with a return to the engineering building where we visited several innovative labs. We began in a lab focused on gait analysis and stroke rehabilitation. The team there studies how a person’s center of mass shifts during…
Day 9 in Buenos Aires!
We started off Day 9 with a presentation held by Dr. Florencia Ledesma, worker of a private insurance company called Medifé. Medifé is a prepaid plan in which customers can enroll in and a pay monthly fee to gain access to healthcare services, only 14% of the population in Argentina are in a private insurance…
Comparing Hospitals
On our ninth day in Argentina, we started off with a bus ride to attend a presentation from Dr. Florencia Ledesma from Medifé/ASE Obra Social. She began with giving us a review about the difference between the public sector, private sector, and social security (Obras Sociales) system. We then dove more specifically into the relationship…
Sixth Form and Presenting in Birmingham – Day 9
Day 9 started off with yet another ride on the public buses in Birmingham to John Chamberlain Sixth Form College. It was a shorter bus ride than our other days and when we arrived at the college, I was surprised at the check in system as it was very efficient. At my high school, IDs…
Day 9: Presentation Day!
Today honestly felt like three days in one! We started the day at Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College, then we ventured to the botanical gardens and then after what felt like days, it was finally time to give our presentations. Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College is a college for students that immigrated to England from…
Birmingham Day 9: Safeguarding Young Minds
t’s the Monday of our final week—and also presentation day. Last night and throughout the day leading up to the presentation, my group and I worked very hard to pull everything together. But before we could get to presenting, we first visited Joseph Chamberlain College. When we arrived at the school, the first thing I…
Resource Disparities between Public and Private Hospitals
We have conducted many site visits to both public and private hospitals alike. From a provincial hospital in a rough area to a private cardiac hospital owned by one of the most luxurious hospital brands, it is evident that there is a resource disparity between each sector. When we visited the hospital in La Matanza,…