Global Health in Oaxaca, Mexico (2 Weeks Intensive)

Join local healthcare professionals and learn about primary care and preventative medicine, as well as community health education programs. Rotate at community level clinics and hospitals serving low-income populations. See Mexico's three-tiered insurance system, and observe how the quality of care, wait times, and access to medications varies between each. Explore the country's demographic and epidemiological transitions as chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension are increasingly common. This program will provide participants with unique insight and cultural competency when serving the growing Mexican immigrant population in the US & abroad.

Become immersed in Mexican culture and language through 30 hours of Spanish lessons and living with a local family in Oaxaca. By living in...