Today marks our last day of hospital visits!! I can’t believe our trip is so close to being over. It has been so much fun and has gone by so fast. To start off the day, we went to the University of Austral for a lecture from Dr. Medrano about the Ministry of Health. She…
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ICBA: Is Care Better (Actually)?
Today was a day that focused on the private sector of the healthcare system and the Obras Sociales. We started our day with a presentation from Dr. Florencia about Medifé. Medifé is a private insurance provider that also had an Obras Sociales called ASE. After Milei’s new policies that affected the Obras Sociales’ role in…
Buenos Aires on Foot
Today our visit to the ranch was cancelled, so our only scheduled event was a walking tour. During our free time in the morning, some of us ventured back to La Boca to have more time to walk around and visit the local shops. La Boca is so beautiful and shows so much of the…
Evita and Economics
Today, our day started with a lesson from Dr. Novick to summarize and clarify what we have learned so far. He directs one of the biggest private sector hospitals, Swiss Medical. It was great to hear his perspective and get a holistic point of view on what we have heard from all of our lessons….
Politics, PMOs, & Pastries
Today we started our day off with a lecture from the current Deputy Minister of Health of CABA. This lecture educated us more about the public system and the ministry’s role in funding this system. The provinces are divided into regions, each containing a nuclear team that cares for the people in that region. These…
Dancing through the Day
Today was day five in Buenos Aires!! We started the day off with a tango lesson in the IES building. It was so cool to learn from professionals and get a taste of the talent this art takes. Following this, we took a break for lunch before heading to La Matanza. We started at Paroissien…
History in Art
Today was a culturally focused day where we got to explore many areas in Buenos Aires. Our morning started with a bus tour, where we visited the communities of La Boca, San Telmo, and Plaza de Mayo. La Boca is a vibrant town filled with color and artwork. We saw many murals and learned about…
Sailing through Tigre
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…
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…
Already loving Argentina
Today was our first day in Buenos Aires, Argentina! We landed in the morning and had a short day to start off our trip. The bus ride into the city from the airport was about 30 minutes and took us through many of the towns bordering the city. The architecture of the buildings was so…
Hola, me llamo Jordan!
Hello everyone! My name is Jordan Gregory, and I’m a freshman here at Pitt. I am a nursing major from Mechanicsville, Virginia, which is about 30 minutes outside of Richmond. I chose to spend the next four years at the University of Pittsburgh because of its outstanding nursing program, beautiful campus, and welcoming community. I…