University of California - Davis: La Paz - Pediatric Health in La Paz

The Global Health Internship program provides students the opportunity to gain firsthand clinical rotation experience while being immersed in a local community.

In Bolivia, participants will rotate at pediatric clinics and hospitals alongside local Bolivian pediatricians, including the largest children’s hospital in the country, recognized as a major research hospital conducting work to influence national health policy. This hospital provides free care for indigenous and poverty-stricken patients from all over Bolivia. Through daily rounds with local physicians and residents, students will have a unique opportunity to understand about medical, clinical and social issues through rotations in wards such as obstetrics, oncology, inpatient, infectious disease, and nephrology. Experience the challenges of providing healthcare and social services for children in resource-poor settings, many from indigenous communities with distinct cultural views and languages. In addition to clinical rotations, students take medical and conversational Spanish classes, reside with a homestay family in La Paz, and can choose to volunteer at a local orphanage.