Medical Education in Ecuador: An Adventure in the Andean Highlands

Medical Education in Ecuador:An Adventure in the Andean Highlands

Where Is Ecuador Anyway?

Ecuador!

Child Family Health International (CFHI)

• there are MANY multi-national organizations• San Francisco based NGO• internationally known• many consecutive years of 4-star ratings (the

highest rating a charity can receive)

• main goals of CFHI:– bring interested health professions

students together with places of need

– build programs that maintain local integrity

– committed to community engagement

http://www.cfhi.org

CFHI ProgramsGlobal Health Education Programs • Bolivia• Ecuador• India• Mexico• South AfricaProfessional Development Programs• Mexico• United StatesCommunity Health Initiatives• Bolivia • Ecuador • India• Mexico• South Africa

CFHI Programs in Ecuador

Global Health Education Programs• Ecuador

– Reproductive Health in Quito, Ecuador

– Andean Health in Quito, Ecuador– Vector-borne Diseases in the Ecuadorian Amazon– Amazon Indigenous Health, Ecuador– Amazon Community Health, Ecuador– Urban & Rural Comparative Health, Ecuador– Sonrie Ecuador – Dental Program in Quito, Ecuador

Northern Quito Barrios served by the clinic at Cochapamba

Subcentro de Salud at Cochapamba

What’s Quito Like?

• Vivid contrasts between Spanish colonialism and Indigenous Incan Culture

• multiple World Heritage Sites (Old Town)

• population of 2 million• Tourist Friendly (La

Mariscal)

What Sort of Resources Do I Need to Participate in a CFHI Program

What’s Obvious?• Cost of Program $1950 – Summer 2010• Plane Ticket

$765 – Online Service• 5 weeks of living expenses

in country$600

• Weekend Trips / Adventuring Around$????

What’s Not So Obvious?• Rent/bills at home while

you’re away$1400

• Appropriate pre-trip vaccinations and medications$400

Total $4515