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| Bolivia Street Children's Project |
Residents have elective time in their second and third years, during which they can pursue clinical rotations at international sites. Housestaff may arrange rotations or research projects independently, or may take advantage of several established partnerships. A database of institutional, regional and national grants is available to assist residents with funding. A few of the more established programs are described here.
- Lesotho. The BCRP has established an exciting partnership with the Maluti Adventist Hospital in Lesotho (an independent nation surrounded by South Africa). BCRP residents travel to the site for approximately a month, providing inpatient and ambulatory pediatric coverage with existing staff. The longitudinal nature of this partnership provides a richer experience for residents and offers the opportunity to develop ongoing research projects. The partnership is headed by Dr. Mark Mirochnick and Dr. Caroline Kistin at BMC. Grants are provided for qualified residents.
- South Africa. The BCRP and MGH Pediatric Residencies are collaborating to develop an overseas rotation at Edendale Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, Kwa Zulu Natal South Africa. Edendale Hospital has 900 beds total, of which 150 are pediatric beds. The Pediatric Department has an established residency program with a strong teaching environment including conferences, journal clubs and bedside teaching. They manage a broad spectrum of medical illness including HIV, tuberculosis, malnutrition and other tropical diseases. This is an opportunity for residents to learn more about disease pathologies, medical care and systems of care in an academic setting with high need and fewer resources. Funding is available for airfare. Contact Dr. Christiana Russ at Children?s Hospital for more information.
- Dominican Republic. The BCRP is collaborating with Infante Sano, a Children's hospital-affiliated non profit institution targeting maternal and infant health, and with the International Family AIDS Program, a Columbia University affiliated program, to offer a pediatric elective month in the Dominican Republic. At the Infante Sano site, in the city of Bani, residents work with the staff at Infante Sano and the Nuestra Senora de Reglas Hospital, a provincial public hospital. The rotation includes clinical inpatient care, outpatient care at Infante Sano's rural clinics, and an option to work on an ongoing public health or quality improvement project targeted to maternal and infant health. The International Family AIDS program is in La Romana on the Southeastern coast of the country. The population in that area includes Haitians and Dominicans, with a significant prevalence of HIV. Clinical care involves local staff and is under the supervision of attendings and fellows with global health experience. Contact Dr. Kim Wilson for more information.
- Bolivia. For each of the past several years a group of PL-1s have traveled to Bolivia at the end of their internship. Their experiences have included work in rural clinics, a tuberculosis screening campaign, and clinical work with a clinic for street children in La Paz established by Dr. Chi Huang of Boston Medical Center.
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