Day 10 in Buenos Aires! Today we had a meeting with Dr. Josefina Medrano, who was the former minister of health in the province of Salta during Covid-19. She was the first female minister of health in Salta. During this meeting at Austral, we learned about the healthcare system in more rural areas outside of…
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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…
Exploring Buenos Aires: Art, Architecture, and the Legacy of Perón
Day 8 in Buenos Aires! We started the day with going back to La Boca to enjoy the neighborhood and do some shopping. The weather was perfect and it was very lively. It was fun seeing the area bustling with more vendors, more people walking around, and music. After coming back from La Boca, around…
Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
Day 7 in Buenos Aires! We started off our day at 10am, with a lecture with Dr. Gabriel Novak. He went over the Argentinian health sectors and helped to clear up any questions we have had about our past weeks lectures. He went into deep detail about the Obras sociales. I learned about how each…
From Union Health to Ancient Masks: Digging Into Argentina’s Present and Past
Day 6 in Buenos Aires! Today we went to the Buenos Aires City Government building, where we met with Dr. Daniel Ferrante, who is the current Deputy Minister of Health at CABA. We learned about the public sector of health care in the city of Buenos Aires. In 2016, an integrated healthcare network was implemented,…
Learning the steps – on the floor and in the field
Day 5 in Buenos Aires! Today we started the day a little differently, with a tango lesson at the IES headquarters. It was so much fun and very cool for the professional dancers to show us their routine, and then teach us how to do some of the steps. We then went to Paroissien Hospital…
Buenos Aires in a Day: From Street Art to Silent Protests
Day 4 in Buenos Aires! Today we went on a bus tour around Buenos Aires and surrounding areas. We first went to La Boca, and visited the stadium of the Club Atlético Boca Juniors team. We walked through the neighborhood, where we passed by many beautiful murals and walked by the colorful buildings. After La…
River Routes & Root Issues: From Tigre to San Isidro
Today, we started our day off a little differently! We took a boat ride to a public primary care clinic that was along the Tigre river. During the boat ride, we passed through the Tigre community and learned a lot about the islands. At the clinic, we met the captain of the only ambulance boat…
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…
Exploring Buenos Aires!
After lots of traveling, we finally arrived in Buenos Aires! After a long 10 hour flight, going through customs, and checking in at the hotel today, we went to the IES office. We had a delicious lunch that consisted of grilled meat, roasted veggies, and a yummy cold dessert. My favorite part of lunch was…
Hola Buenos Aires!
Hi! My name is Anna Lao, and I recently completed my first year in the School of Nursing at the University of Pittsburgh! In addition to nursing, I am minoring in Social Work, which I am super excited about. In my free time, I enjoy going to concerts, thrifting, hiking, working out, and spending time…