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,…
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Tours and Perón
Today we had the morning free, so a group of us decided to check out La Boca again to shop and look around. Since it is election day in Argentina, we expected many of the stores to be closed, although we were pleasantly surprised with how lively it was when we arrived. The sun was…
One Week In
Due to the rainy weather, we had to move some things around for today, and started off with a late morning meeting at IES headquarters with the former minister of health, Dr. Novick, to recap key learnings. We reviewed and learned about Argentina’s health ministry system, and how each part is run and financed, as…
Navigating Argentina’s Health Care and Culture
Today started off with a lecture from Dr. Daniel Ferrante, the current deputy minister of health of the city of Buenos Aires (CABA). For this lecture we visited the headquarters of the ministry of health, and learned about how CABA runs in its own providence. CABA made a lot of effort getting people out of…
From Tango to Triage
We started off the day with a tango lesson taught by two professional tango dancers at the IES headquarters. This was definitely a highlight, as it was so cool to watch and learn to do Argentina’s cultural and most famous dance. After lunch, we took the bus to Paroissien Hospital in La Matanza, a public,…
Painted Perspectives
Today was spent going on various tours to explore the city of Buenos Aires. Starting off with the city walking tour, we took a bus to La Boca, a neighborhood well known for its vibrant and colorful homes, shops, and restaurants. It was really interesting to see a neighborhood so lively, brought to life by…
Balancing Clinics and Hospitals
In Argentina’s current economic state, people throughout the country are opting towards seeking care at hospitals instead of going to primary care providers, although the hospitals do not have the resources to keep up, and primary care providers lack the finances to provide a secure option for people who need health care. This creates a…
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…
Wandering into Buenos Aires
After a long travel day, our group arrived in Buenos Aires at 10am, where we were welcomed by members of IES and picked up by a bus to take us to our hotel. During the 30 minute bus ride, we got a first glance of the city, where many different things caught my eye. The…
¡Estoy lista, Buenos Aires!
Hi everyone! My name is Hailey Kleiner, and I am from the Bay Area, California. I just finished my freshman year as a nursing student at the University of Pittsburgh, and look forward to studying abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina through the Plus3 program! Some things I enjoy in my free time are listening to…