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…
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Day 9 in Buenos Aires
Today, we talked to Dr. Florencia Ledesma about MEDIFE and ASE. MEDIFE is a private insurance company, and ASE is an Obra Sociale. We learned more about how the private and union systems are becoming more similar now under Milei’s new changes to Argentine healthcare. She walked us through the funding and structure behind both…
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…
Hospitals and Heartbeats from the Nurses POV
Today we were given the opportunity to get a look behind the scenes of a large and vital public hospital which included sitting down with doctors and administrators to discuss the inner workings of the hospital, observing future nurses in action, and then unpacking it all with our classmates through a discussion roundtable. However, we…
Exploring Universidad Austral
Starting the day off we had our site visit to the Universidad Austral and its hospital. Hearing from an alumni of the university who was a part of the first nursing class and a teacher at the university we got to delve into learning how nursing personnel are the pillar of healthcare systems worldwide and…
Day 1
Getting off the nine hour flight I was hoping for a city that was sure to impress and it definitely lived up to my expectations. After going through customs and boarding our bus to our hotel, we noticed that a majority of the billboards facing the highway near the airport were of the famous argentine…
First Day in Buenos Aires!
We started our first day hopping off our 10 hour flight from Atlanta, Georgia to Buenos, Aires. We landed around 9:30 AM and the airport was much different than what I’m used to, it was quite calm and very easy and efficient. The first day in Buenos Aires was welcoming and it wasn’t too hectic…
Tango in Buenos Aires!
Our trip was supposed to start the morning of the 5th, but after getting stuck in the airport for 12 hours it started later in the evening. When we heard our flight got delayed at first we all freaked out, but as the night went on we enjoyed our time bonding together. Being stuck in…
Introduction – Isabella Di Santo
Hi! My name is Isabella Di Santo and I am from Harrisburg, PA. I am a first year nursing student at the University of Pittsburgh. At Pitt I play intramural soccer and I am also a part of the sorority Chi Omega. I plan on graduating with my BSN and continuing on to graduate school…
Moving and Cruising
What is a good trip without some bumps in the road? Today checked that travel must off the list. The Traffic in Argentina can vary, but it usually takes a long period to get where you need to. The primary source of transportation (Bus) was delayed due to traffic. So, we all took cabs to…
Argentina + Me :)
Hello, I am Elise Renee. I am a first year nursing student heading to Argentina for a comparative healthcare study abroad. I grew up in a suburb of Madison, Wisconsin, so for my birthday my mother did expedite me cheese and I watched every Packer game this year. On campus I am involved in NSA…