Student Experience
The student experience in Honduras involves the following:
- Pre-trip orientation class during the Spring semester
- Home stays with families in small towns and rural villages
- Conducting health education workshops (charlas) for Hondurans about basic health issues:
· reproductive health
· nutrition
· STIs / HIV
· Family Planning
· Domestic Violence
- Performing preventative clinical services, including:
· pelvic and breast exams
· pap smears
· STI screening
- Coordinating follow-up care, delivering results and counseling
- Time to travel and relax with other UNC medical students
- Visits to Honduran clinics and hospitals
For more information and photos see 2010 Trip Highlights