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¡ Exploramos la Salud Publica de Argentina !

A Study Abroad Program Review of CIEE: Buenos Aires - Summer Community Public Health

Submitted by Sarah_6447 (Community Health Education,female,University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse) on January 11th, 2012

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Start Date:

May 17, 2011

End Date:

Jul 28, 2011

If you enrolled at multiple foreign universities, please list them here:

FLACSO y Universidad Nacional de Cuyo

What influenced you to select this study abroad program? (select all that apply):

Study Abroad Fair

(Other)

Academics Overall

**Overall educational experience:

**Comment:

I think the workload was very appropriate for the study abroad experience. The grading system was reasonable and aligned very well with the expectations at my home university as well. The teaching methods were very good. I would like to work more often in small groups and give mini presentations because I think it would help with comfort talking in a different language in front of an audience.

Language Overall

Foreign language component?

Yes

**Language acquisition improvement?

**Comment:

I practiced speaking in spanish with my classmates, professors, and local citizens. I needed to use spanish everyday because our classes were all taught in spanish. Professors and citizens could speak english, but we rarely used english with them unless, as a class we really just didn't understand what they were trying to say- but that didn't happen very often. The professors were very good at discussing and describing class material in terms that we all could relate to and understand.

Host Country Program Administration Overall

**On-site administration of your program:

**Please explain the program's strengths and weaknesses:

The administration while in Argentina was amazing. The class size was perfect at right around twenty people, with smaller sizes for language class. The professors were very helpful and always willing to meet with us or answer questions that appeared. The knowledge that the professors had of the American school system and health care system really helped to enhance the program because they were able to draw comparisons and show how the two systems related to one another. The only weakness to the program that I could think of is the delay in information received before the program. I applied for the program in late January, but did not hear any valid information about the program until a month before I was supposed to show up in Buenos Aires. This was kind of annoying while trying to buy a plane ticket because of prices and preplanning.

Housing Overall

Living arrangements? (all that apply):

Host Family

Who did you live with?

Host Family

If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition?

**Housing satisfaction:

**Comment:

The housing set up was wonderful with the program. The families were amazing, very helpful, and the neighborhoods were very safe and welcoming.

Food Overall

**Food satisfaction:

**Comment:

the food offered was perfect. I do not have dietary restrictions but those in my group that did were abel to find food just fine.

Safety and Health Overall

**How well were health issues addressed through your program?

**Safety:

**Comment:

Healthcare was easily accessible and the professors were there to help with any questions. As far as safety, the program professors did a good job of explaining what parts of town were safer than others, which cities to visit during the day and to stay away from later in the evening / night. All of the apartments had doormen who checked you in, and my neighborhood had a policeman on the corner of every block in the morning and in the evening so I felt very safe.

Money Overall

**How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?

General Assessment Overall

Review Title:

¡ Exploramos la Salud Publica de Argentina !

**Words of wisdom:

If you are even considering this program DO IT!
The faculty and staff are incredible, Buenos Aires is a beautiful city with plenty of history and fun neighborhoods to explore after class and on the weekends.
If you are interested in public health, medicine, pub health administration or healthcare policy this program would be highly valuable. You learn about a health care system completely different than the one in the US, you move to a developing country and experience the healthcare transition spectrum from facilities that are using paper files, to those that have started to implemented electronic files. The process is very interesting to see.

**If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program?

Yes

**Overall satisfaction with your study abroad experience:

**Was your study abroad experience worthwhile?

My future plans have definitely focused more on environmental health, just from learning about the pollution and water problems that are occurring in Argentina. I learned about a health care system that is public and private. My experience abroad has definitely finalized the idea that I want to work in a health related field in a different country for a few years.

What did you like most about this program?

The Staff

What could be improved?

Faster communication before starting program

What did you like most about this program?

The possibility of going to a different city for the second month to partake in a more hand on experience and personal contact with healthcare professionals

What did you like most about this program?

The trip to Iguazu

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A Study Abroad Program Review of CIEE: Buenos Aires - Summer Community Public Health

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