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We offer a wide range of clinical experiences for medical students, physicians, and other health professionals.
Participants will have the opportunity to shadow various physician preceptors among different hospitals and clinics in Riobamba. Prior to traveling to Ecuador, the student will submit a list of preceptor preferences based on specialty, prior experience, etc. Arrangements will then be made prior to participant arrival and according to availability. The first day of rotation will be spent with orientation and classes/preceptorship will start the next day. The participants will then create a schedule with the program coordinator to arrange the hours and locations where they would like to work.
The opportunity to work in the Andean community of Cacha is a unique aspect of the program and one that participants overwhelmingly enjoy the most. This small clinic serves a vast area of indigenous communities 20 minutes outside of Riobamba. Students may work at the Subcentro, do pediatric checkups at local schools, or put on community programs. Most of the patients are indigenous and don’t have access to a regular physician.
Cachamsi has partnerships with multiple hospitals in the Riobamba area. Students have the opportunity to participate in inpatient rotations in a variety of specialties such as internal medicine, obstetrics, gynecology, and pediatrics. Participants interact with patients from all walks of life during their inpatient rotations. They also witness the perspectives and practices of the inpatient medical team.
There are several outpatient Health Clinics located all around the city where our participants have the opportunity to do their rotations. Here, our participants observe common symptoms and diagnoses in the Ecuadorian population of Riobamba.
WHAT MAKES OUR PROGRAM DIFFERENT?
Over 17 Years of Medical Spanish Immersion and Clinical Rotation Experience
Flexible Dates and Hours
Over one thousand eight hundred participants from over 60 medical and academic institutions (List of those Universities HERE)
Option to obtain the Medical Spanish Clinical Certification (Clinician Cultural and Linguistic Assessment CCLA)
For other information about the program, please visit the webpage below:
Who Can Participate? — Medical Spanish Institute (cachamsi.com)
For registration and fees, please visit the following webpage/s:
In-person program (Registration) — Medical Spanish Institute (cachamsi.com)
Online Program (Fees and Registration) — Medical Spanish Institute (cachamsi.com)
This opportunity is located in Riobamba, Ecuador.
We recommend participants have at least some level of Spanish proficiency prior to participating in the program, however, our faculty are experienced in handling students with a variety of proficiency from complete novices to native speakers.