Opportunity in El Salvador

El Salvador / CEDEINFA 2011!

Dates: June 12-25 and August 7-20, 2011 Application Deadline: February 1, 2011

Program Medical Coordinator: David S. Drozek, D.O. ,  email: drozek@oucom.ohiou.edu

Medical students will join other health care professionals in training and practice to provide health care in inner city clinics and village “brigades”.  They will support the ongoing work of CEDEINFA (Center for the Complete Development of Children and Their Families), a non-profit, non-denominational mission that helps rescue high-risk Salvadoran children who live in the poorest communities of San Salvador. Medical students will be immersed in the Salvadoran culture every day, working side-by-side with Salvadoran health care professionals to provide medical care in some of the poorest communities of El Salvador.

Eligibility: This program is open to end of first and third / fourth year medical students, interns, residents, practicing physicians, other health care workers in practice or training, as well as nonmedical students and volunteers.

Requirements: Team members will be required to participate in a cross cultural / medical orientation program.  Spanish language is helpful, but not necessary.  Participants need to be able to tolerate heat and humidity, and to be flexible in regards to, time, transportation, food and housing accommodations while in El Salvador.

Estimated cost is $2500

which includes air fare, food and lodging.

Details at: http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/International/index.htm