years of medical school improving our medical Spanish skills and experiencing medical practice in Medellín, Colombia. For one month, we lived with a host family in barrio El Poblado and participat- ed in several rotations throughout the city. We were able to experience a successful national health care system, learn about illnesses that are uncommon in the United States, and see Colombia in a very different light from what many people had known only a generation before. LAUREN NS School Retired Faculty Association and several other sources. The summer experiences are coordi- nated by the Office of Global Health. Lauren Evans, a third-year medical student, and two classmates spent the summer of 2014 observing and working in the medical system of Medellín, Colombia. This is her account of the experience. |