International Medicine Experience

Dr. Hillary Carnell with a young patient on our Guatemala mission Every year our PGY 3 residents are given the opportunity to go on a group mission trip to Guatemala led by Dr. Shima and Dr. Hadley. Our program encourages this rotation and covers all costs. Dr. Shima goes to other countries in which residents have joined him.

Pictured: Dr. Hillary Carnell with a young patient on our Guatemala mission.

Objectives

To become an advocate for those with health care disparities and social needs
To overcome language barriers by improving specific language skills and the effective use of interpreters for public health needs
To gain an understanding of cultural competency and how it applies to patient care
To identify resources available locally for refugee and immigrant care
To acquire the knowledge and skills to treat common and uncommon conditions/disease states
To learn travel medicine and CDC recommendations
To fully understand them from the beginning to the end the overall coordination of a medical mission trip.