First stop was Universidad Austral so we could hear from Dr. Josefina Medrano, the Past Minister of Health Province of Salta during COVID. She covered several topics such as health coverage and financing, provincial health system, actions during a pandemic and healthcare management and its complexity. When it came to making decisions, she needed to…
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Heartbeats and High Stakes
We started our day off with a lecture from Medife, by Dr. Florencia Ledesma, which is a non-profit organization founded in 2010. They are dedicated to building connections between health, education, and culture. It’s led by Jorge Piva (Executive Director) and Daniela Gutierrez (General Manager) while also being based in Buenos Aires, serving the community…
Shop, Stroll, and Spot a Ghost
Since our visit to La Boca was cut a little short last time (in regards to some shopping time) some of us decided to take a morning trip today before our walking tour of the city at 1:30pm. It was crowded with people from street to street and we already had a few stores in…
A Dose of Politics
Our day began around 10am today which was a later start than usual. We met with IES Abroad, where Dr. Gabriel Novak, the former Minister of Health and current director of Swiss Medical, hosted a review session on the Argentina healthcare system for us. He was able to address any lingering questions and offered insightful…
Under Umbrellas and Universal Coverage
Time for the Buenos Aires City Government (a little bit of a rainy day but that didn’t stop us)! Immersed in the public sector regarding the healthcare city of Buenos Aires we got to hear from Dr. Daniel Ferrante. Current Deputy Minister of Health of CABA. From 2015 to 2019 the main themes were that…
Dancing Through Healthcare Realities
We took on the tango bright and early this morning learning both the traditional and acrobatic tango. It is such a beautiful style of dance where there is a lead and a follower who needs to work cohesively to make the dance flow. Afterwards we grabbed some lunch and headed over to take a tour…
From Cobblestones to Canvases
Our day began with a beautiful city tour of Buenos Aires. We got to explore La Boca, the lively neighborhood filled with colorful streets and its iconic stadium that is said to hold around seventy thousand people. Our tour guide pointed out an especially powerful piece of wall art honoring the Mothers of Plaza de…
Health Checks and River Decks
Our day started on our way to Tigre where we got to explore the open waters of the Sarmiento River as we made our way to Rio Capitan. Looking outside the boat windows as we rode out to the public hospital I noticed many houses with boat decks along the islands. Rio Capitan’s center consisted…
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…
Argentina at First Glance
After a long journey, from Pittsburgh to Atlanta to Argentina we finally landed in Buenos Aires to hit the ground running for our first day at 9:30am. Shortly after we checked into our hotel we headed to a welcome session hosted by IES Abroad. Walking over I got to take in the stunning architecture that…
Buenos Aires Bound
Hi everyone! My name is Varsheni Ramesh, and I’m from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. I’m a first-year business student at the University of Pittsburgh, majoring in finance with a minor in economics. On campus, I’m involved in Phi Beta Lambda, a professional business organization, as well as Smart Women Securities, an all-women’s investment portfolio. Outside of…