"Global Health Honduras" presentation from AAFP International Conference Now Available On-line

"Global Health Honduras," a presentation given by Javier F. Sevilla Martir, MD and Gaylen M. Kelton, MD at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) International Meeting is now available on-line. The resource can be downloaded from the Family Medicine Digital Resources Library directly at http://www.fmdrl.org/1020.

Abstract:
The Department of Family Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine participates in international medical education and fosters global health by offering clinical, service and research experiences for medical students and residents in Honduras. This program seeks to improve quality of life especially for the elderly and children under five in rural underserved areas. Both groups are at risk for malnutrition, anemia and other illnesses accompanying extreme poverty.

There are three components; an exchange elective for undergraduate and graduate students and residents, family medicine clerkship and residency development consultation, and a medical equipment and supply relocation program. This program prepares participants for encounters with the growing Hispanic/Latino community in the US, through cultural and health care immersion both here and in Honduras.

For more information, contact Jen Custer.

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