Blanca Equihua

Location

TIJUANA ,MEXICO.

Profession

Physician

Title

DR.

Education (College, Graduate Training, Post-graduate training, Post-Doc, Residency, and fellowship)

UNIVERISIDAD AUTONOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA ,TIJUANA FACULTY OF MEDICINE.MEDICAL DEGREE. CLASS OF 2005.

HOSPITAL GENERAL DE OCCIDENTE . SECRETARIA DE SALUD.UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA.ESPECIALIDAD EN MEDICINA INTEGRAL DEL ADULTO.2006-2008

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PUBLICA . MEXICO. DIPLOMADO EN "ESTRATEGIAS DE PREVENCION CLINICA EN ENFERMEDADES CRONICAS NO TRANSMISIBLES ".2007-2008

Experience (Work, Research, Travel, Missions)

FOCUS ON PREVENTIVE MEDICINE,GERIATRICS, ELDERLY MEDICINE ,CHRONIC DISEASES ,PUBLIC HEALTH.

Places I've travelled to and worked in (City, State, District, Country, etc.)

1.-A SHORT-TERM WORK AT SAN QUINTIN , BAJA CALIFORNIA TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN ,FOCUS ON PREVENTION OF HIV TOO .A NICE WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE MIGRANT INDIAN GROUPS OF SOUTHEAST OF MEXICO(ZAPOTECOS, MIXTECOS , TZOZILES) WHO ARE WORKING ON FIELDS .UNFORGETABLE EXPERIENCE!!

2.-HERMOSILLO SONORA , MEXICO , HOSPITAL GENERAL DEL ESTADO "DR ERNESTO RAMOS BOURS " INTERNSHIP YEAR DURING 2003.

3.-EJIDO "LA MISION" , A LITTLE TOWN OF ENSENADA BAJA CALIFORNIA , MEXICO.
DURING 2005 I WAS RESPONSIBLE OF THE COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER , TOO MUCH EXPERIENCES TO TELL ABOUT THAT YEAR ...PRIMARY CARE AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE BETTER THAN BOOKS CAN TELL US.

4.-LA HABANA ,CUBA . "ESCUELA NACIONAL DE SALUD" PUBLICA (ENSAP) MINISTERIO DE SALUD .I TOOK THERE A MEDICAL RESEARCH COURSE DURING SPRING 2005 AND I HAD THE OPORTUNITY TO KNOW SOME OF THE CUBAN HEALTH SYSTEM .ONES OF MY BEST TEACHERS IN THIS LONG WAY .

Languages I know

SPANISH,ENGLISH, PORTUGUES

Languages I'd like to learn

NAHUATL (OUR ANCIENT MEXICAN LANGUAGE) AND FRENCH.

Your goals / mission within the global health community

TO SHARE EXPERIENCES AND KNOWLEDGE WITH OTHER PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.

About Me

I AM MEXICAN DOCTOR I WAS BORN AND GREW UP AT THE "GREAT BORDER" AND MOST SURREALISTIC CITY OF THE WORLD, TIJUANA .I AM 31YEARS OLD, I RECENTLY FINISHED MY RESIDENCY AT GUADALAJARA CITY.
NOW I AM STUDING A MASTER IN PUBLIC HEALTH AT UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA , FACULTY OF MEDICINE .
WELL ,LET ME KNOW ABOUT YOU...

Personal Interests and Hobbies (Non-Medical)

I LIKE TO READ ABOUT ANTROPOLOGY,MIGRATION,POLITICS, ETNOLOGY,RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD,BIOGRAPHIES,CONTEMPORARY NARRATIVE AND NOVEL,ETC. I LIKE TO TRAVEL AROUND MY COUNTRY AND TO KNOW NEW PEOPLE DAILY.I PRACTICE CAPOEIRA ( MY FAVORITE SPORT) SINCE 1 YEAR AND HALF. MEXICAN ART , MUSIC,PHOTOGRAPHY,TREEKING ...

I am looking for:

Networking, job opportunities, collaborative ventures and projects, discussing global health topics