International Medicine Experience
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.