Las misiones médicas al Policlínico PAMS en Chincha: evolución del modelo de misión

Translated title of the contribution: The medical missions to the PAMS Polyclinic in Chincha: Evolution of the mission's model

Manuel Valdivieso Rodriguez*, Liliana Aguinaga Zapata, Luis A. Espinoza, Natalia Ferrari Gabilondo, Guillermo Garrido Lecca Del Rio, Walter H. Janke, Veronica Leiva Mejia, Jorge Rios Perez, Maria H. Sjogren, Solania Tello Del Mar, Luis Vega Monteferri, Juan Eduardo Zeppilli Diaz

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We present the experience of the Polyclinic of the Peruvian American Medical Society (PAMS) in Chincha, in the execution of medical educational missions in the Chincha region. The PAMS Polyclinic provides general and specialized medical care to the population of the area, six days a week. In addition, the Polyclinic receives medical missions generally coming from the EE.UU. Since 2011, we have received 43 medical missions. The composition and nature of the missions have changed over time. The first years attracted specialists with the emphasis on bringing equipment and supplies to improve the infrastructure of the Polyclinic. We are now limited by the reluctance of volunteers to come to Peru in part because the U.S. government considers travel to Peru to be high-risk. This limitation has given us the opportunity to do medical missions together with two excellent Peruvian universities. This experience has been positive.

Translated title of the contributionThe medical missions to the PAMS Polyclinic in Chincha: Evolution of the mission's model
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)92-96
Number of pages5
JournalAnales de la Facultad de Medicina
Volume85
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Healthcare Financing
  • Medical Care (source: MeSH NLM)
  • Medical Missions
  • Organization and administration

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