My Internship

ATAPS is short for asistente técnico en atención primaria (technical assistant in primary care). With the ATAPS we work knocking door to door to see if anyone needs care. We also have vaccine campaigns where we would go house to house promoting and administering vaccines or even to schools.

Overall this experience has taught me so much that I hope to bring with me to the U.S. I've learned to be more confident in my Spanish skills. I've observed a community where everyone shares a common goal to be healthy, which snowballs into a happy population. Most importantly, I learned how this amazing universal healthcare system works which is a once in a lifetime experience. I hope to return to see this wonderful EBAIS family one day! Hasta luego!

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