My name is Cory Kosche. I am a student at Northeastern University in Boston, MA spending a semester immersing myself in the cultures of South America.

So here I am. In South America. I spent my first two months teaching English in Cusco, Peru and now I´m participating in two programs through Child Family Health International.

The first month I will spend doing ¨Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine¨in La Paz and the second month with ¨Doing More With Less-Healthcare in Remote Southern Bolivia¨ in Tarija, Bolivia.

I´m keeping this blog so that you can read about my travels through the country of Bolivia, read some advice and travelling tips, and to share what I have learned.

If you want to read about something specific, use the labels to the right, I've organized the trip into Tarija and La Paz, as well as specific aspects.

If you want to start from the beginning, Click Here

If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to Email Me





Week 3 - Centro de Salud Hospital San Lorenzo

I spent this week working with Gynecologist Dra. Mary Yucras in her consultation in Hospital San Lorenzo. San Lorenzo is a pueblo about a fifteen minute drive outside of Tarija. Thankfully the Dra picks me up in the morning and I don't have to worry about trying to catch a bus to get out to San Lorenzo.

Dra. Yucras is a very extroverted women and loves teaching and having me practice everything she does to become familiar with the procedures. Over the week, we performed several PAP Smears, did some routine pregnancy check-ups, diagnosed various infections, and gave information about and performed various methods of birth control. By the end of the week I was able to conduct many of the visits all by myself thanks to all of the practice I got working with Dra. Yucras.

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