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Students will learn about health care issues in Latin America. The course will include information on diseases, access to health care, treatments and historical aspects of healthcare in different countries. The students will also prepare for interacting with patients at medical brigades, interacting with children at the orphanage, and for being a visitor in Central America. This 2-credit course is required for students who wish to participate in the 2 credit study abroad course in Honduras in January.

Students will travel to Nuevo Paraiso in Honduras to conduct medical brigades and perform community service work. We will stay at the Sociedad de Los Ninos, learning about the services provided in education and health care. We will conduct medical brigades to different communities in the region and interact with the children living at Sociedad.

A variable content faculty-led international course. Subject is based on student and faculty interest and is arranged through the Office of International Education.