Honduras

Institution

• Hospital Tela Integrado, 2 hours from the San Pedro Sula Airport
• 100 beds
• 14 FT physicians on staff

Disease Spectrum

• Dengue, TB, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, hypertension, parasites, malaria

Clinical Responsibilities

• Inpatient
• Outpatient Subspecialty clinics
• ER
• Community outreach in rural clinic
• Present lectures/training
• Home visits
• Taking call every fifth night

Personnel Needed

• Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine

Length of Rotation

• Minimum of four weeks, including travel from the US

Logistics

• No Career Physician applications accepted due to local licensing issues
• Award amount: $2000 for residents
• Various housing options available
• Language requirements: Applicants must be able to communicate exclusively in Spanish
• Paperwork: correspondence with Honduran Medical Association for permission to practice; no visa necessary
• Excluded dates: mid-December through mid-January

Photos from Scholars

• Honduras Pictures

Site-Specific Links

• Embassy of Honduras
• Honduras rotatation's expectations