Last day of hospital visits! We started the day off with a presentation from Dr. Medrano, the former Minister of Health for the province of Salta. Her presentation covered the challenges that arose from the COVID pandemic during her term and how the province faced geographic difficulties. We then made our way to Fernández Public…

Back to hospital tours and meetings today! We started off with a presentation from Dr. Florencia, a representative from ASEConecta. This union was originally created to act as an intermediary for healthcare contributions, but has since adapted to serve as a prepaid insurance provider. These new reforms (due to Milei) allow workers’ contributions to go…

Today was much more relaxed in comparison to the rest of the week. After a quick breakfast at the hotel, our group took taxis back to La Boca to take pictures and explore more of the shops. We spoke with local vendors and got to experience the livelihood of La Boca’s colorful streets again. After…

We’ve officially been in Argentina for a whole week! This has been an incredible trip both academically and personally. We started the day with a meeting with Dr. Gabriel Novick, the head of Swiss Medical. During this meeting, he reviewed most of what we had discussed in prior lectures about the history of the Argentinian…

After another quick bus ride, most of the day consisted of meetings with extremely important people in the Argentinian healthcare system. To begin, we heard about the public healthcare system from Dr. Daniel Ferrante, the current Deputy Minister of Health of CABA. This was a huge honor to be able to listen as he explained…

Does anyone need a tango partner? We began our day with a tango lesson hosted by IES, where we learned the basic steps and discussed the history of tango dancing. It was a really fun and engaging cultural experience, I am very excited to see a live show later this trip. Afterward, we took a…

Today was another memorable day exploring the culture of some of the neighborhoods in Buenos Aires. Our day began with a bus ride to La Boca, during which a tour guide shared the vibrant history of the area. Once we arrived, we walked through the colorful streets, encountering many gorgeous murals that celebrated the lives…

Today we adventured to Tigre, Buenos Aires, to witness life on the islands. On our boat ride across the river, I noticed many unique aspects about the local culture. As everything is separated by the river, services that would normally be done by roads, such as busing kids to school and delivering groceries, are done…

After a good night’s sleep and an incredible breakfast provided by the hotel, we took an hour-long bus ride to the Universidad Austral in Pilar. After a brief snack and greeting, we were presented with information about nursing in the Americas and some of the challenges faced by the Hospital of Austral as a private…

What a long flight that was! After about 10 hours of flying, we arrived in Buenos Aires today. I was excited to get to use some of my Spanish at the airport and customs went very smoothly. After collecting our bags, the group took a bus to our beautiful hotel called Park Royal where my…