PERU PROJECT GROUP
Peru Project Introduction
Peru is a South American country well known to many Americans as a popular tourist destination. While medical care and resources are readily available in Lima, the capital, much of the country is still suffering from sub-standard care. Our involvement in Peru is an attempt to extend much needed pathology and laboratory services in the underserved areas far removed from Lima. Our initial contact is in the town of Pucallpa.
Peru
The Los Angeles Society of Pathologists (LASOP) has an Education Foundation that offers sabbatical training opportunities for pathologists in developing counties. This Foundation has supported pathologists from Bhutan and Sri Lanka to obtain continued education in specialized areas of interest in various training facilities in the Los Angeles area.
In 2008 they selected Dr. Arturo Rafael Heredia from Peru as the recipient of their training grant. Dr. Heredia plans to take his sabbatical for six months, from July to December 2008. He will spend most of his time at USC/Los Angeles County Medical Center to hone his skills in gynecologic pathology and gastrointestinal pathology.
Pucallpa : Changing lives in the Peruvian Amazon (Written By Cecilia Carrick MD)
Last summer I was asked to substitute for a Peruvian surgical pathologist, Dr. Arturo Heredia, at a public hospital in Peru in a city named Pucallpa. Dr. Heredia was doing 6 months in a surgical pathology sabbatical in Los Angeles, CA, courtesy of the LA Society of Pathologists. Pucallpa is located in the middle of the Peruvian Amazon jungle. It is a city of 200,000 but services almost 600,000 people, with 70% of its citizens living below the poverty level.
Pucallpa : Changing lives in the Peruvian Amazon
Last summer I was asked to substitute for a Peruvian surgical pathologist, Dr. Arturo Heredia, at a public hospital in Peru in a city named Pucallpa. Dr. Heredia was doing 6 months in a surgical pathology sabbatical in Los Angeles, CA, courtesy of the LA Society of Pathologists. Pucallpa is located in the middle of the Peruvian Amazon jungle. It is a city of 200,000 but services almost 600,000 people, with 70% of its citizens living below the poverty level.
Rotations for Peru
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