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The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Foundation's international branch, Family Medicine Cares International, joined us for a medical mission that also included educational activities with the local medical school, Universidad Central del Este (UCE).
One morning, part of the AAFP group gave a presentation to about 100 medical students about different career opportunities in family medicine. That evening, OWS hosted a dinner and panel discussion on the importance of primary care around the world with keynote speaker Dr. Lisa Hirschhorn. Dr. Hirschhorn is an infectious disease physician and the director of the Center for Primary Care at the Northwestern Institute for Global Health.
The following day, we hosted a symposium at a hotel and conference center nearby. Dr. Darren Eblovi gave a presentation about COVID-19 in the Dominican Republic. Six AAFP family physicians gave lectures, as did two third-year family medicine residents from the UCE. Subjects included management of hypertension, congestive heart failure, chronic renal disease, postpartum depression, and mental health in adolescence.
It was an amazing week of shared ideas, education and growth in global health care.
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