Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS)/University Center for International Studies (UCIS)/the University of Pittsburgh and UNISINOS, Brazil
April 5, 2024
CLAS and UNISINOS, Brazil is partnering for a visit to the University of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh region from April 7 to April 13, 2024 the group is composed of medical students and an instructor. The students taking part in the program are all undergraduates in their last year of medical school. Their internships will have gone through the main areas of medicine over the two last years (Surgery, Gynecology and obstetrics, internal medicine, emergency medicine, family medicine, and psychiatry).
Transportation includes:
Two minivans (April 7-April 13), three drivers, Gasoline, and parking for the vans (Only to be used during events activities).
Hotel Hampton Inn Pittsburgh University/Medical Center
3315 Hamlet Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 US
Check-in 3:00pm; Check-out 11:00am Shuttle Service
Complimentary shuttle runs to the University of Pittsburgh and destinations throughout Oakland and downtown Pittsburgh. Please contact the hotel directly for shuttle hours and availability. They can take you downtown and then you take the train to go to Station Square, if they would like to see Mt. Washington.
Dress code: Business casual, comfortable shoes, scarves, and wear layers as the weather is crazy right now, it can be cold then hot or rain, we might get snow.
Contact Information:
Luz Amanda Hank 412-606-2333 or lavst12@pitt.edu
Sunday, April 7, 2024
Hampton Inn Pittsburgh University/Medical Center
3315 Hamlet Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(For more detail information visit each day in the agenda) Agenda online will be updated.
Arrival from Chicago at 1:10pm
Meet at luggage claim
Monday, April 8, 2024
Meet me in the hotel lobby at 9:15am to walk to Posvar Hall.
Welcome
April 7-13, 2024
Hotel check-In 3pm
Make sure you ask about hotel transportation services and where they go.
(Hosted by CLAS)
After check-in, you can tour the city, see options on the page or next page.
Places that you can visit: Mt. Washington and use the inclines the Point, Hop on and off busses the fastest way to see the city Gateway Clipper is one of my favorite things to do and see Pittsburgh with new arrivals. But depends on weather.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Meet at Hotel at hotel at 9am
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Be in 4217 Posvar Hall at 8:45am
the UPMC Vision Institute
9:00 -10am Univ. of Pittsburgh
am-1:00 pm
Magee Hospital with Dr. Ali McGregor
Nationality Rooms Tour
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Pick up at the hotel 8am
Friday, April 12, 2024
Meet at 8am in 4217 Posvar Hall
Buy your lunch and bring with you, to eat in our way to the STAT MedEvac Helicopter.
Saturday, April 13
Pick-up at hotel at 9am.
8:30-10:00am School of Public Health
Noble A-W Maseru, Ph.D., MPH, 10:00 11:00am
Gina Madison, Executive Director, NASH kNOWledge 11:15am-12:15pm
Debriefing Hotel Check out at 9am…we can confirm… stores and malls open at 10am
WISER
Get lunch on your own bring with you!
Shopping from 10am-1:00pm Rosspark mall
with Dr. Mario Castagnaro, AHN, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Open day!
Solar Eclipse
7:00-8:00 pm Therapy
Dogs meet at the Cathedral of learning at 6:30pm.
Meeting Nursing Student Association (NSA)
Two students will go with me to the Midwife Center at 4pm
&
meet with two med students Q&A
2:00– 3:00 pm STAT
The rest have free time after 3:30pm remember the Carnegie Museum opens until 8pm. After 3pm, it is $12.
MedEvac helicopters 3-4pm
Back to hotel
Debriefing
Drop at airport at 2pm
There is great stores at the airport to go shopping.
Departure 6pm.
Sunday, April 7
Meet us at the luggage claim.
Flight information:
AD2915 - 06APR – P. ALEGRE/ GUARULHOS – 14:40 16:30
UA 844 - 06APR – GUARULHOS/ CHICAGO - 22:20 06:50
UA3577 - 07APR – CHICAGO/ PITTSBURGH – 10:35 13:10
These activities can be done in your own time. Maps are located on the last two pages of this document.
REMEMBER: your point of reference is that you are next to MAGEE Hospital.
Visit Pittsburgh interactive map and Pittsburgh Insider’s Guide.
Public Transportation information: you can visit the Point, then cross to go Mt. Washington use the Inclines or take train (price $ 2.75 each way). To go downtown your stop is Craft Avenue and 5th Avenue. Coming back if you take a 71 you get off in Craft Avenue and 5ht Avenue. If you take a 61 you get off in Craft Avenue and Forbes Avenue. The buses do a loop when they go downtown. Where you get off, then you get on. Make sure to ask when you board if it is going downtown (61 A/B/C, 71B these buses go downtown) check with front desk: 1. For their shuttle services. 2. Maybe there is a bus different than 61 or 71 that might stop in front of the hotel.
Gateway Clipper is one of my favorite things to do and see Pittsburgh the best and quickest is the Sightseeing Cruses but there are other options: https://www.gatewayclipper.com/cruises/
NOTE: the Point, the Gateway Clipper, and the incline to go up to Mt. Washington are all in the same area. See Map on last page.
Hop on and off busses fastest way to see the city I have never done this in PGH, but many do it to see the city.
Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh This can be done as a group or individually. Closes at 8pm and Tuesday is closed. After 3pm weekdays is $12.
Andy Warhol Museum: This can be done as a group or individually.
Monday, April 8
10:00-11:00am 4217 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Welcome
Jeff Whitehead
Dr. Manuel Roman-Lacayo
11-12 pm Lunch (hosted by CLAS) Room 4217 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Lunch with Dr. Catalina Pineda, Research Assistant Faculty McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
12:00-1:30pm Tour of the Nationality Rooms
The University of Pittsburgh's renowned Nationality Rooms are gifts from the ethnic communities who helped to build Pittsburgh. 31 rooms commemorate the cultural heritage of the communities who supported and planned their construction.
The idea of the Nationality Rooms originated in 1926 when the ground was broken for the construction of the 42-story gothic-style Cathedral of Learning. The first 19 rooms encircling the first floor Commons Room were completed between 1938 and 1957. The other twelve rooms, some of which are located on the third floor of the Cathedral of Learning, have been built since 1987.
An important principle in the plan for each room is that the design pre-date the signing of the American Constitution and the founding of the University of Pittsburgh in 1787. The Nationality Rooms are intended to promote the depiction of deeply-rooted and lasting elements, so political and religious symbols do not appear in the rooms nor do portraits of or reference to any living person. The rooms and the elements within were created based on designs by international architects, designers, artists and craftspeople. The designs of the Nationality Rooms are functional, educational and aesthetically pleasing. The rooms are in use most every weekday as classrooms. The Nationality Rooms provide inspiration to the students, faculty, staff and guests who visit them.
2:00-3:00 pm Dr. Mario Castagnaro, AHN, Assistant Professor of Medicine Room 4217 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Dr. Castagnaro is responsible for facilitating, enhancing, and tracking research and scholarly activities among the program’s residents and faculty, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the evaluation system for residents and faculty, and designing and implementing tools and systems to enhance feedback and evaluation. In addition, he co-directs the resident mentoring program and collaborates with IM faculty on educational workshops and presentations at key National Meetings such as APDIM.
3:16pm Eclipse (95% cover): https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/where-when/
Free after 3pm.
Tuesday, April 9
10-11am the UPMC Vision Institute
1622 Locust Street, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
11:30 am-1:00 pm Magee Hospital with Dr. Ali McGregor
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital is proud to be a National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. As a nationally renowned hospital specializing in women, UPMC Magee combines a wealth of specialty services with a traditional focus on gynecologic and obstetric services.
Long recognized for its services to women, Magee also offers a wide range of care to men as well. A full-service hospital, Magee offers services for both men and women including cardiology, geriatrics, urology, bone and joint, bariatric surgery and spine, just to name a few.
Free from 1pm-6:30 pm. Lunch on your own. Magee Hospital has a great cafeteria.
7:00-8:00 pm Therapy Dogs meet at the Cathedral of learning at 6:30pm.
1st Floor of the Cathedral of Learning
https://www.facebook.com/tdt.pitt/
Wednesday, April 10
9:00-10:00 am–Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Public Health 4217 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Patricia Documet, MD, DrPH, Associate Professor, Director of the Doctoral Program
Director of Latinx Research and Outreach, Center for Health Equity
Dr. Documet's main research focus is on Latino health and the relevancy of social relationships, both in the U.S. and internationally.
10:45 11:30am Tour of the Nursing School Laboratories Group will be divided into two. 1st floor of Victoria (not the ground floor, please come up using the escalators or elevators to the 1st floor). Meet by the mother/baby big statue, in the lobby by the big windows).
11:30 am-1:15 pm Lunch and Q&A session with Dr. Frederico Toledo Room 260-262 Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) on the 2nd floor
(Need to be done by 1:15 as we need to drive and be at our next meeting at 1:45pm)
2:00-4:00 pm Children’s Hospital Tour
4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 Meet Maria Cecilia Dancisin at 1:45pm lobby Split into three groups.
Brief presentation for the first 30 minutes and then we will split into three groups for a 1.5-hour tour. Two of our medical directors and Maria Cecilia Dancisin will guide the tour.
(Drive from Children’s hospital to next meeting might have time to get a snack all depends on traffic)
5:30-7:30 pm. The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE)
Sidney Harper
Multicultural Outreach Coordinator
p: 412-963-3550
204 Sigma Drive, RIDC Park Pittsburgh, PA 15238
www.core.org
The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) is one of 57 federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in the United States. CORE partners with more than 150 hospitals and health care facilities to deliver the gift of life by coordinating the surgical recovery of organs, tissues and corneas for transplantation. CORE also facilitates the computerized matching of donated organs, tissues and corneas. With integrity and compassion, our goal is to bridge the gap between donor families, health care providers and transplant recipients so that we may forever transform lives.
8:00 pm. Nursing Student Association (NSA) meeting Victoria Hall 125
The Nursing Student Association (NSA) was created in 1989 by merging the Nursing Student Organization (NSO), a governance group, with the Student Nurses Association of Pennsylvania (SNAP). a professional organization. To meet students and learn about their experiences.
Thursday, April 11
8:30am-10:00am Tour McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine 450 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh 15219
With Dr. Catalina Pineda
Tour through one of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine locations. Specifically, we will visit the Badylak-Hussey Laboratory, located at 450 Technology Drive. The Laboratory focuses on optimizing descellularization processes of Extracellular Matrix (ECM) for the generation of biologic-derived scaffolds that can be used in multiple tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. The Laboratory is also focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms by which the ECM components promote site appropriate tissue remodeling following injuries. Through the tour, the visitors will be able to observe these products, some of which are already on the market.
11am-12pm 3D Printing Center in Presby Hospital
Meet Dr. Ghodadra outside the Starbucks and Gift Shop 1st Floor lobby area of UPMC Presbyterian (Presby) Hospital. Three-dimensional printing in health care involves transforming a digital image like a CT scan into a 3D model. They are replicas of a patient’s actual anatomy. UPMC launched its 3D printing program in 2016 and continues to expand its applications across various medical specialties. The 3D printed anatomical models we create can help improve patients’ outcomes as well as reduce the overall cost of care. Doctors can use 3D models to plan surgeries or guide them during the procedure. UPMC launched its 3D printing program in 2016 and continues to expand its use across various medical specialties.
Lunch: The 11th floor of Presby has hospital cafeteria, with lots of food options
1:00-2:00 pm University of Pittsburgh School Medicine Tour
Katie Maietta, MPPM, Executive Director, Office of Medical Education
Meet team in the 4th floor lobby of Scaife Hall in the main entrance (across from the Pete).
The 104,800 square foot, seven-story addition houses a variety of teaching spaces including a 600-seat auditorium, team-based learning classrooms (40160 seats), small group rooms, a wet lab, an anatomy lab (both traditional cadaveric dissection and AR/VR space), and a testing space. The medical student lounge takes up the entire sixth floor of the West Wing with features such as study and meeting space, a multipurpose room for breaks and games, a quiet room, a kitchen, and copy room. Additional features of the West Wing include locker rooms, single occupancy restrooms, a lactation room, open lounge space on each floor, a fireplace, natural light, and a Panera. Additional small group rooms and active learning spaces opened in January 2024. The remaining library space and a portion of a simulation center will open in August 2024. The second portion of the simulation center will open in September 2025. This center will be home to the Standardized Patient Program and a satellite office of the Winter Institute for Simulation, Education and Research (WISER). These programs offer human and manikin-based simulation in clinical suites, OR/patient room simulations, ultrasound, and other training and development activities
2:15-3:30 pm: Office Medical Student Research & International Studies
Free after 3:30pm
Friday, April 12
8:30-10:00 am Pitt’s School of Public Health “Public Health and Medicine in the USA” 4217 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Noble A-W Maseru, Ph.D., MPH
Director, Social Justice, Racial Equity and Faculty Engagement in the Health Sciences
Probably two more speakers.
10:00 11:00am Gina Madison, Executive Director, NASH kNOWledge 4217 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
11:15am-12:15am WISER
1st floor of Victoria (not the ground floor, please come up using the escalators or elevators to the 1st floor). Meet by the mother/baby big statue, in the lobby by the big windows).
Lunch on your own we need to meet 12:30pm in 4217 Posvar Hall need to leave by 12:45pm)
2:00– 3:00 pm STAT MedEvac Helicopters (10 Allegheny County Airport in West Mifflin)
The Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania (CEM) is among the world’s leaders in emergency medicine, education, and research. The CEM has been responsible for shaping the future of emergency medical services (EMS) education in the United States and is one of the most prolific sites for emergency medicine research in the world. CEM physicians and educators are routinely sought worldwide for their expertise. STAT MedEvac is a critical care transport system and is the clinical arm of the CEM. It has evolved into one of the largest single operated and dispatched air-medical transport system in the United States. STAT MedEvac operates eighteen helicopter base sites in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. The Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization directed by a consortium of hospitals; UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Hamot, UPMC Altoona, and UPMC Mercy Hospital.
Saturday, April 13 we can decide this as a group.
Check out at 11am or earlier…You confirm stores and malls open at 10am
Shopping from 11:30-1:30pm
Debriefing
Robinson Mall
Drop at the airport by 2pm. There are great stores at the airport to go shopping.
Flight information:
UA2040 - 13APR – PITTSBURGH/CHICAGO - 18:00 18:40
UA 845 - 13APR – CHICAGO/ GUARULHOS - 21:15 09:30
AD4893 - 14APR – GUARULHOS/ P. ALEGRE – 14:25 16:15
