Kourtney and Savannah have just completed their first year of medical school at the University of South Carolina and are participating in the BCI Summer Medical Internship. The administration of the Viedma Hospital in Cochabamba, Bolivia is very generous and graciously allow my students to work alongside their staff watching, and learning, and assisting. This summer we have two sessions, one month each, with a total of five students participating. This program is in its 5th year and it has been exciting to meet these young potential doctors and watch them learn about medicine in a non-American hospital where they see that even with the lack of funds, medicine, and equipment, the doctors and nurses are able to provide decent care for the patients. It is an eye opening experience and in most cases life changing. Many of these students will also treat hispanic patients in their practices and this is giving them an up close opportunity to be immersed in the hispanic culture which will make them richer and more well rounded as a physician.
Kourtney and Savannah have just completed their first year of medical school at the University of South Carolina and are participating in the BCI Summer Medical Internship. The administration of the Viedma Hospital in Cochabamba, Bolivia is very generous and graciously allow my students to work alongside their staff watching, and learning, and assisting. This summer we have two sessions, one month each, with a total of five students participating. This program is in its 5th year and it has been exciting to meet these young potential doctors and watch them learn about medicine in a non-American hospital where they see that even with the lack of funds, medicine, and equipment, the doctors and nurses are able to provide decent care for the patients. It is an eye opening experience and in most cases life changing. Many of these students will also treat hispanic patients in their practices and this is giving them an up close opportunity to be immersed in the hispanic culture which will make them richer and more well rounded as a physician.
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