Info Session: UC Davis Quarter Abroad Oaxaca "Latino/a Health Internship Program in...

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Oaxaca 2014 Quarter Abroad Program

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Oaxaca

Oaxaca

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Oaxaca

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Oaxaca

Oaxaca

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Puerto Escondido

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Puerto Escondido

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Student Program Basics

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UC-Davis Oaxaca Program

• Program Dates– Arrival: September 13– Departure: November 29

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On-Site & CFHI Personnel

CFHI Local Coordinator

Language classes, housing, emotional needs, cultural immersion, on-site emergencies

CFHI Medical Director

Clinical rotations, health, weekly lectures, on-site emergencies

CFHI San Francisco Questions regarding pgm logistics, emergencies, Nick will be in Oaxaca during the first two weeks

UC Davis Professors Prof. Adela de la Torre, Prof. Yvette Flores

UC Davis QA Office Enrollment, emergencies, logistics, academic issues

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Program Structure

• First week- Orientation week with UC Davis Faculty, Local Coordinator, Nick, alumni fellow and Medical Director

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Program Structure

• UC-Davis led classes Monday-Tuesday • Clinical Rotations- 3 days a week• Friday weekly review meeting at Becari

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Program Structure

• Language classes– 40 hours during first 6 weeks

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Language School

• Free wireless internet• classes in folkloric dancing, salsa-dance, Mexican cooking,

weaving and ceramics as well as art lectures and films.

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Program Structure

• Homestays• Centrally located• 2 meals daily• Own room• No laundry at homestays

• Cell phone • Various field trips and

other activities included– Monte Alban– Dia de los Muertos– Traditional Medicine Sierra

tour

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Most homestays are located in

this central area

Dia de los Muertos

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Monte Alban

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Hierve el Agua

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Cooking class

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Sample Weekly Schedule

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

UC-led class10 am – NoonLunch 12-11 pm- 3 PM

10 am – NoonLunch 12-11 pm- 3 PM

Weekly Meeting

TBD - 6PM?

Clinical Rotations (1/2 day - 3 days a week)

AM or PM AM or PM AM or PM

Spanish classes(4hrs. weekly)

PM - 2 hours PM - 2 hoursAM or PM2 hours

AM or PM2 hours

AM or PM2 hours

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Program Structure

• Puerto Escondido-2 weeks Nov.1- Nov 17 (exact dates TBD)

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Puerto Escondido

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Puerto Escondido sample schedule

• 1st week- Reproductive Health

– Various public health activities and site-visits

• Mid-wife mock training

• Visit to local midwives (parteras)

– Presentation at local Junior High/High Schools

• 2nd week- Vector-borne Diseases (Tropical Medicine)

– Various public health activities and site-visits

• Vector brigades: Malaria/Dengue/Chagas

– Presentation at local Junior High/High Schools and general population

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Casamar- Housing in Puerto Escondido

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Next Steps

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After you arrive….

• Pick up from airport, taken to homestay• Homestay families will walk you to language school on

Sunday for orientation• Orientation first week

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Personal safety• .• Great support system on the ground

– LC (available 24/7)– MD (available 24/7)– Preceptors– UC Davis Faculty– Trusted Homestay families– UC QA/CFHI Local staff and MD (Dr. Jessica Evert)– Cell phones

• Most of drug-related violence centered around US/Mexico border region

• Over 90% of victims were associated with organized crime

• Oaxaca size and population

• US State Department Travel Advisory:– Oaxaca: Oaxaca, Huatulco and Puerto Escondido are major cities/travel destinations in

Oaxaca -see map to identify their exact locations: No warning is in effect

Any questions?

Contact us.. • Contact Nick at 415-957-9000 x. 301 or x. 305• Email: admin@cfhi.org or nick@cfhi.org

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Contact Information

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www.cfhi.org995 Market Street, Suite 1104

San Francisco, CA 94103 USA 415-957-9000 (p)

students@cfhi.org

Program Fees

• UCD tuition $4,632• QA administrative fee $ 500• Accommodations & Services Abroad Fee $6,800• Total Program Fees Per Student: $11,932• Estimated Personal Expenses Per Student: $1,325

• Total estimated cost per student: $13,257

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