Today officially marked one week since we arrived on our study abroad trip, and instead of spending the day in Buenos Aires, we traveled by boat to Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay. It was a completely different experience from the busy city atmosphere we were used to all week. Once we arrived, we took both…
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A look into the Outter Skirts ~Day 5
Today we got to tour one public hospital called Garoissien. They are only funded by their province and maintain most of the populations health. While touring we met two nursing students Estrella and Lara. They were best friends and showed us a great time! The hospital was set up similar to others we had seen…
Discovering Buenos Aires
My first day in Buenos Aires was a really interesting experience and very different from what I am used to back home. The weather was chilly, which made walking around the city feel refreshing and comfortable. One of the first things I noticed was how flat everything was. It made the city feel very open…
The Social Gradient of Healthcare
After 7 hospital visits and more than 7 lectures from highly distinguished members of the Argentinian healthcare industry we have officially finished our last site visit with a tour of private hospital Swiss Medical. We started our morning with a lecture from the former minister of health of the providence of Salta. After our lecture…
Private Sector and Health Inequity
Today was very focused on the private healthcare sector in Argentina which includes both traditional insurance companies and prepaid plans that are negotiated with hospital networks. In the morning, we had a lecture with Dr. Florencia Ledesma who works for MEDIFE which is a large insurance provider/ executive union in Argentina. In the afternoon we…
Peron and Healthcare
Today we toured the neighborhood of Residio and the Recoleta cemetery. We had the morning free, so I walked around the city for a little bit and got some lunch. Today was election day in the province of Buenos Aires so it was cool to see the city against the backdrop of such an important…
Evita
As the title of my post today reveals today was mostly about Eva “Evita” Peron and her work in Argentina before and during the presidency of Juan Peron. We started today with a work/review session where we discussed what we have learned so far on the trip and worked on our presentations for this coming…
Obras Sociales and PMO
Today was split into two parts. Firstly in the morning we meet with the health Minister of CABA (Ciudad Autonoma De Buenos Aires) Dr. Daniel Ferrante, who discussed the issues that come with administering health in the public sector. We then met with the director of the shop workers union, Dr. Gabriel Leverstein who discussed…
Federalism and Health Outcomes in Public Health
Today was split into two very distinct parts. In the morning, we had a tango lesson and learned more about the culture of Buenos Aires. Then, in the afternoon we visited a public university and hospital in the neighborhood of La Matanza and discussed the role of federalism in the Argentine healthcare system. Like the…