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SALUD Past Participant Search
Jacob R., Physician Assistant
Dates Studied: 8/10/2009 - 9/4/2009 Country: Mexico Rated overall program Good
Leona O., Student
Dates Studied: 7/6/2009 - 7/31/2009 Country: Ecuador The teachers are really wonderful. The city is easy to navigate and full of nice people. The school is really fabulous.
Neha M., Student
Dates Studied: 6/29/2009 - 7/24/2009 Country: Peru The program is very well established and the staff is open to feedback.
Olivia L., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 6/15/2009 - 7/10/2009 Country: Ecuador I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunities in the hospitals interacting with patients and physicians. The total immersion into the language was a great way to learn. The instructors were great and I appreciated the hands-on and conversational approach to learning a language.
Kasee L.,
Dates Studied: 5/25/2009 - 6/19/2009 Country: Costa Rica The best parts of my trip were my host family, fellow students and weekend trips.
Adam K., Pharmacy Student
Dates Studied: 5/11/2009 - 6/5/2009 Country: Argentina Rated overall program Good
James H., Physician
Dates Studied: 1/26/2009 - 2/6/2009 Country: Honduras The program is great the way it is; flexible scheduling and great afternoon activities. The best parts were the friendly staff and the afternoon trips. No worst part.
Alexandra G., Student and EMT
Dates Studied: 1/12/2009 - 1/16/2009 Country: Dominican Republic Rated overall program Good
Ari M., Student
Dates Studied: 8/11/2008 - 8/29/2008 Country: Guatemala Rated overall program Excellent
Shannon B., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 7/7/2008 - 8/1/2008 Country: Argentina Rated overall program Excellent
Jamie G., Student
Dates Studied: 6/30/2008 - 7/25/2008 Country: Peru I loved the program. My Spanish definitely improved and I loved Cusco.
Farah A., Student
Dates Studied: 6/30/2008 - 7/25/2008 Country: Peru Rated overall program Satisfactory
Ryan K., Student
Dates Studied: 6/9/2008 - 6/27/2008 Country: Spain Rated overall program Excellent
Jeff S., Student
Dates Studied: 5/26/2008 - 6/27/2008 Country: Costa Rica I just loved this program so much, and my family is amazing and we will stay in contact. My fluency was increased by a large amount, it also gave me a passion for pursuing medicine in an area where I can be helpful to Hispanics.
Kristen L., Student
Dates Studied: 5/26/2008 - 6/20/2008 Country: Costa Rica I chose this program because it seemed to offer a bit more than other medical programs, and the fact that it offered medical Spanish. I can't decide whether the homestay or the last week working in the clinic was better, both were beyond my expectations.
Seanell M., Student
Dates Studied: 5/5/2008 - 5/23/2008 Country: Honduras The family I stayed with were very welcoming and made me fell right at home. Plus my Spanish improved more from the homestay exposure.
Ana C., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 2/18/2008 - 2/29/2008 Country: Costa Rica This experience has changed my perspective of the medical system in America. I can now clearly see the differences and begin to understand how a socialized medical system serves a community, This new understanding will help me serve my patients in the future and I hope to return to Costa Rica again as a physician to learn and serve some more. Thank you for this excellent opportunity!
Jocelyn A., RN, Nurse Practitioner Student
Dates Studied: 7/23/2007 - 8/3/2007 Country: Mexico I really enjoyed taking classes at Don Quijote
Maricela G., Student
Dates Studied: 5/14/2007 - 6/8/2007 Country: Argentina Buenos Aires is beautiful! I enjoyed the city and the school very much. The placement at the hospital was also a very good experience. All of there staff were incredibly helpful!
Joy W., RN
Dates Studied: 1/8/2007 - 1/19/2007 Country: Costa Rica The school and instructors were excellent, exceeding all my expectations. Everyone was helpful. Travel was always well organized. AmeriSpan was very prompt and professional in all correspondence.The best part was the amount of dialogue interaction with my teachers and homestay family.AmeriSpan and the school (CPI) both provided excellent services,. The trip was very productive in terms of language acquisition.
Caitlin P., student
Dates Studied: 7/31/2006 - 8/25/2006 Country: Brazil Rated overall program Good
Clarissa D., medical student
Dates Studied: 7/24/2006 - 8/11/2006 Country: Guatemala This trip changed my life. I have a better undersanding of why I chose medicine ans what I would like to accomplish with my MD.
Kimberly S., medical student
Dates Studied: 7/24/2006 - 8/11/2006 Country: Guatemala The program was reliable, safe, and well-organized.
Tina L., medical student
Dates Studied: 7/3/2006 - 7/28/2006 Country: Peru The program lived up to my expectations. I felt very integrated into the family life. I enjoyed many good converstaions with everyone in the family.
Elizabeth Gail R., medical student
Dates Studied: 7/3/2006 - 7/28/2006 Country: Peru The spanish classes were excellent.
Alison L., medical student
Dates Studied: 7/3/2006 - 7/28/2006 Country: Peru Being exposed to the Peruvian healthcare system was very interesting and eyeopening.
Emily B., student
Dates Studied: 7/3/2006 - 7/28/2006 Country: Peru The planned weekend activities were very well organized and very well put together.
Todd A.,
Dates Studied: 7/3/2006 - 7/28/2006 Country: Peru I learned a lot.
Alisha P., medical student
Dates Studied: 5/29/2006 - 6/23/2006 Country: Costa Rica The best part was working in the clinics.
Rachel M., medical student
Dates Studied: 5/29/2006 - 6/23/2006 Country: Costa Rica I thought the program was a well laid out program.
Rachel J., medical student
Dates Studied: 3/20/2006 - 3/31/2006 Country: Argentina The best part of my trip was the homestay- wonderful people that were very giving and caring. I have kept in touch with them because they were so great. The teachers, too, were wonderful and the building with the classrooms was a wonderful place to spend the day.
Brett Y., medical student
Dates Studied: 1/23/2006 - 2/17/2006 Country: Brazil I chose SALUD because it was a structured program that offered what I wanted.
Julie F., Registered Nurse
Dates Studied: 10/24/2005 - 11/11/2005 Country: Guatemala We enjoyed our homestay family and felt very comfortable with them. We felt the program was very well organized.
Christy B., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 7/25/2005 - 8/12/2005 Country: Guatemala The program lived up to my expectations.
Jake M., pre-med student
Dates Studied: 7/25/2005 - 8/12/2005 Country: Guatemala The amount of people in our program made the trip better. It was really small and the classes were 2 or 3 people, learned more because of the small classes.
Tracy S.,
Dates Studied: 7/18/2005 - 8/12/2005 Country: Costa Rica Loved everything! It was an amazing experience.
Sara E., medical student
Dates Studied: 7/11/2005 - 8/5/2005 Country: Spain The opportunity to live with a host family was absolutely wonderful, as were the chances I had to travel around Spain.
Lori S., medical student
Dates Studied: 6/27/2005 - 7/22/2005 Country: Guatemala I had a great time
Carrie W., medical student
Dates Studied: 6/13/2005 - 7/8/2005 Country: Peru It was wonderful!
Stephanie D., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 6/6/2005 - 7/1/2005 Country: Brazil The best part of the trip was the ease of the entire program. Maceio was a great place to learn because not many people there speak English.
Ufroz A., student
Dates Studied: 5/23/2005 - 6/17/2005 Country: Chile The medical component was excellent, as were the enthusiastic teachers. Overall, it was an excellent experience. I was able to learn about a different culture, society, language, etc. while gaining valuable career experience. I would recommend this program highly to my peers.
Amanda M., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 4/4/2005 - 4/29/2005 Country: Mexico The residents at the hospital were wondeful and taught me alot.
Elizabeth L., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 7/19/2004 - 8/13/2004 Country: Costa Rica AmeriSpan did a wonderful job of catering to people's individual needs.
Joel B., medical student
Dates Studied: 7/19/2004 - 8/13/2004 Country: Costa Rica Rated overall program Excellent
Victor M., medical student
Dates Studied: 7/19/2004 - 8/13/2004 Country: Costa Rica All the medical visits were good. I learned a ton and met many nice people.
Pamela M., medical student
Dates Studied: 7/19/2004 - 8/13/2004 Country: Costa Rica The medical visits were very good experiences and very interesting. I loved my host family, the people I met, and the places I got to see.
Yemisi O., medical student
Dates Studied: 6/28/2004 - 8/13/2004 Country: Costa Rica This was the only program I found that combined Spanish and medical exposure well.
John V., student
Dates Studied: 7/26/2004 - 8/13/2004 Country: Guatemala I particularly enjoyed seeing the contrast between public, private and clinical healthcare.
Lisa K., student
Dates Studied: 7/26/2004 - 8/13/2004 Country: Guatemala The best parts were the service learning and the homestay.
Michael A., student
Dates Studied: 7/26/2004 - 8/13/2004 Country: Guatemala The best part was working in the hospital.
Katie Z., student
Dates Studied: 7/26/2004 - 8/13/2004 Country: Guatemala The homestay was definitely a highlight of the trip. Good meals and good conversations.
Matthew T., student
Dates Studied: 7/19/2004 - 8/13/2004 Country: Costa Rica AmeriSpan is well-organized. The staff is knowledgeable and helpful.
Lyssa S., student
Dates Studied: 7/19/2004 - 8/13/2004 Country: Costa Rica I loved the program. It was intensive and I learned a lot about Costa Rica, the culture, Spanish, and the medical system there.
Susan C., nursing student
Dates Studied: 7/12/2004 - 8/6/2004 Country: Brazil I will be talking to the incoming classes at my school about this amazing program.
Benjamin T., medical student
Dates Studied: 6/28/2004 - 7/30/2004 Country: Guatemala All of the visits were very good and provided a comparison of healthcare in Guatemala.
Monish L., medical student
Dates Studied: 6/28/2004 - 7/23/2004 Country: Guatemala The program exceeded all of my expectations.
Carrie C., medical student
Dates Studied: 6/28/2004 - 7/23/2004 Country: Guatemala The best part was meeting such great medical students, nursing students, and pre-med students from the US, getting to know Antigua, and talking with the amazing teachers.
Farhad P., Student
Dates Studied: 6/28/2004 - 7/23/2004 Country: Guatemala SALUD surpassed my expectations.
Cecile D., medical student
Dates Studied: 6/21/2004 - 7/16/2004 Country: Spain The homestay immersion experience was a great help in learning Spanish.
Varendra G., medical student
Dates Studied: 6/21/2004 - 7/16/2004 Country: Spain The best part was the medical spanish course, and meeting awesome people. AmeriSpan did a good job setting up the program. I would use AmeriSpan again.
Courtney L., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 6/21/2004 - 7/16/2004 Country: Spain I enjoyed the program and felt it exceeded my expectations.
Marci C., pre-med student
Dates Studied: 6/21/2004 - 7/16/2004 Country: Spain The group dynamic was great.
Jason Y., student
Dates Studied: 6/21/2004 - 7/16/2004 Country: Spain Overall, a great experience
Tobey H., student
Dates Studied: 6/14/2004 - 7/9/2004 Country: Peru It was nice to shadow doctors who could speak some English.
Rita L., student
Dates Studied: 6/14/2004 - 7/9/2004 Country: Peru Good variety of activities and purpose of program.
Sara M., medical student
Dates Studied: 6/14/2004 - 7/2/2004 Country: Guatemala The best part was learning about the healthcare system here.
Greg C., medical student
Dates Studied: 6/14/2004 - 6/25/2004 Country: Argentina The best parts were working with the doctors in the clinics and traveling in Argentina.
Amanda D., medical student
Dates Studied: 6/14/2004 - 6/25/2004 Country: Argentina The best was working with many excellent physicians. I had an excellent experience and learned a lot.
Erin K., medical student
Dates Studied: 6/7/2004 - 6/25/2004 Country: Guatemala The best part was the homestay.
Claudia V., medical student
Dates Studied: 5/31/2004 - 6/25/2004 Country: Costa Rica I would travel with AmeriSpan again, applying was easy and all my questions were answered.
Rene A., medical student
Dates Studied: 5/31/2004 - 6/25/2004 Country: Costa Rica I enjoyed the program, it seemed well structured.
Tomoharu U., medical student
Dates Studied: 5/31/2004 - 6/25/2004 Country: Costa Rica Overall it was definitely a good experience.
Yen-Jwu L., medical student
Dates Studied: 5/31/2004 - 6/25/2004 Country: Costa Rica I would use it again because I thought the program agenda was well planned.
Eric P., pre-med student
Dates Studied: 5/31/2004 - 6/25/2004 Country: Costa Rica The hospital visits and service learning were both worthwhile.
Emily D., student
Dates Studied: 6/7/2004 - 6/25/2004 Country: Guatemala The interaction with the professors was the best.
Tamara M., student
Dates Studied: 6/7/2004 - 6/25/2004 Country: Guatemala It was well organized and easy to enlist in. There wasn't a part of the trip that I disliked.
Heather O., student
Dates Studied: 5/31/2004 - 6/25/2004 Country: Costa Rica Rated overall program Excellent
Dave L., student
Dates Studied: 5/31/2004 - 6/25/2004 Country: Costa Rica I really liked the fact that we visited both public and private hospitals.
Dzung D., medical student
Dates Studied: 1/12/2004 - 1/23/2004 Country: Argentina Rated overall program Excellent
David C., Medical student
Dates Studied: 7/28/2003 - 8/22/2003 Country: Guatemala AmeriSpan's website was very professional and was suggested to me by my school.
Michael C., Medical student
Dates Studied: 7/28/2003 - 8/22/2003 Country: Guatemala Rated overall program Good
Shelina J., Medical student
Dates Studied: 7/28/2003 - 8/22/2003 Country: Guatemala The program was very organized.
Robert V., Medical student
Dates Studied: 7/28/2003 - 8/22/2003 Country: Guatemala Everyone who helped me in planning and on-site bent over backwards to help in any way possible.
Peter T., Osteopathic Medical student
Dates Studied: 7/28/2003 - 8/22/2003 Country: Guatemala AmeriSpan was great. The program was muy interesante y divertido.
Amy G., Osteopathic Medical student
Dates Studied: 7/28/2003 - 8/22/2003 Country: Guatemala Rated overall program Good
Holly Y., Osteopathic Medical student
Dates Studied: 7/28/2003 - 8/22/2003 Country: Guatemala The program was great!
LaJuan P., RN Student
Dates Studied: 7/28/2003 - 8/22/2003 Country: Guatemala Everyone should experience this at least once.
Emily D., student
Dates Studied: 7/28/2003 - 8/22/2003 Country: Guatemala This program was recommended to me by numerous sources. The classes were great.
Brendan S., Student
Dates Studied: 7/28/2003 - 8/22/2003 Country: Guatemala I would use AmeriSpan in the future.
Jamie L., Medical student
Dates Studied: 7/14/2003 - 8/1/2003 Country: Chile Rated overall program Excellent
Jennifer S., Medical student
Dates Studied: 7/14/2003 - 8/1/2003 Country: Chile The people in Chile worked hard to make sure everyone had a positive experience.
Christy S., pre-med student
Dates Studied: 7/14/2003 - 8/1/2003 Country: Chile The host family was a wonderful way to be introduced to the culture.
Jamie L., Med Student
Dates Studied: 6/30/2003 - 7/25/2003 Country: Mexico I learned a great deal and the hospital aspect for me was fantastic.
Mychi N., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 6/30/2003 - 7/25/2003 Country: Mexico I really enjoyed my experience. I would use AmeriSpan for future immersion programs.
Alison D., Medical student
Dates Studied: 6/30/2003 - 7/25/2003 Country: Mexico Rated overall program Good
April F., Medical student
Dates Studied: 6/30/2003 - 7/25/2003 Country: Mexico Rated overall program Good
Lori R., medical student
Dates Studied: 6/30/2003 - 7/25/2003 Country: Costa Rica I felt AmeriSpan did a good job of placing us in a good institute with good families, etc. The visits to the hospitals and nursing home were interesting.
Sharmilee B., Medical student
Dates Studied: 6/30/2003 - 7/25/2003 Country: Costa Rica AmeriSpan was very helpful and prompt in answering questions when I was in my planning stages.
Crystal Ann S., Medical student
Dates Studied: 6/30/2003 - 7/25/2003 Country: Costa Rica Rated overall program Excellent
Vu Uy H., medical student
Dates Studied: 6/30/2003 - 7/25/2003 Country: Costa Rica The excursions were a great way to relax and get to know the other group members.
Catherine C., Medical student
Dates Studied: 6/30/2003 - 7/25/2003 Country: Costa Rica It was great that I learned a lot of Spanish. If I have another opportunity, I will do the program again.
Dulce B., Student
Dates Studied: 6/30/2003 - 7/25/2003 Country: Costa Rica Great way to learn more about another culture; I made new friends and saw great sights!
Andrew J., Student
Dates Studied: 6/30/2003 - 7/25/2003 Country: Costa Rica I feel I learned as much Spanish as I had hoped to in just one month. The site visits to medical facilities were useful to get an idea of the level of care.
Sapan P., Medical student
Dates Studied: 6/23/2003 - 7/18/2003 Country: Ecuador The program seemed well organized with a good mix of Spanish lessons and other activities. The instructors and school staff were extremely nice and helpful.
Ryan C., Medical student
Dates Studied: 6/23/2003 - 7/18/2003 Country: Ecuador All the excursions were absolutely phenomenal. Very interesting and eye-opening.
Megan W., Medical student
Dates Studied: 6/23/2003 - 7/18/2003 Country: Ecuador I saw a lot in the hosital and exceeded my expectations for learning Spanish.
Hannah R., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 6/23/2003 - 7/18/2003 Country: Ecuador Rated overall program Good
Jane J., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 6/23/2003 - 7/18/2003 Country: Ecuador The best part was the people. We had the most amazing group!
Jessie Marie P., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 6/16/2003 - 7/14/2003 Country: Ecuador The weekend excursions were great fun and informative.
Adrian M., medical student
Dates Studied: 6/16/2003 - 7/11/2003 Country: Spain I greatly improved my Spanish speaking skills.
Rebecca K., Student/EMT
Dates Studied: 6/16/2003 - 7/11/2003 Country: Spain Living with a host family was a very worthwhile experience. The professors were thorough and well-prepared.
Jessica S., EMT, pre-med student
Dates Studied: 6/9/2003 - 7/4/2003 Country: Guatemala The whole program was very weel planned.
Martin B., medical student
Dates Studied: 6/9/2003 - 6/27/2003 Country: Guatemala The best part was developing my Spanish well enough to really enjoy the patient care in the clinic.
Jessica Ming-Chu D., student
Dates Studied: 5/26/2003 - 6/27/2003 Country: Guatemala I really liked the service learning. The excursions were a lot of fun.
David S., Physician
Dates Studied: 7/1/2002 - 8/23/2002 Country: Ecuador Rated overall program Excellent
Carla M., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 7/8/2002 - 7/26/2002 Country: Mexico I learned a lot of Spanish and also experienced some Mexican medical culture.
Noah P., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 7/1/2002 - 7/26/2002 Country: Mexico The best part was the immersion experience.
Veronica T., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 7/1/2002 - 7/26/2002 Country: Mexico The best was the family stay & the medical exposure that I got.
Eric D., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 7/1/2002 - 7/26/2002 Country: Mexico I learned much about culture, language, and medicine.
Amy R., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 7/1/2002 - 7/26/2002 Country: Mexico The excursions were well planned and very educational, I wish I could have done more.
Esther R., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 7/1/2002 - 7/26/2002 Country: Mexico Rated overall program Excellent
Heather W., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 7/1/2002 - 7/26/2002 Country: Ecuador I enjoyed the host families, the school, and my experience in the hospital.
Sarah K., Student
Dates Studied: 7/1/2002 - 7/26/2002 Country: Ecuador For groups, AmeriSpan is very well organized and knows the countries well.
Lin C., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 7/1/2002 - 7/19/2002 Country: Guatemala It was great, would definitely use again. Everything was wonderful.
Matthew McCray A., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 6/24/2002 - 7/19/2002 Country: Costa Rica AmeriSpan was wonderful in the planning of the trip and would definitely recommend them in the future. I went to private and public hospital which was nice to contrast the two. I also saw clinics, orphanages, and an elderly home. All of these were wonderful experiences.
Purva G., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 6/24/2002 - 7/19/2002 Country: Costa Rica The excursion programs were great - I would recommend them for sure.
Priscilla B., Student
Dates Studied: 7/1/2002 - 7/19/2002 Country: Guatemala All the excursions were so much fun. I felt like I got to see and do a little of everything. I plan on using AmeriSpan again because the planning went very smoothly.
Caitriana B., Student
Dates Studied: 6/24/2002 - 7/19/2002 Country: Costa Rica Rated overall program Excellent
Emily G., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 6/10/2002 - 6/28/2002 Country: Guatemala The teachers were really good and so were the excursions.
Sheri D., Medical Student
Dates Studied: 6/10/2002 - 6/28/2002 Country: Guatemala I had a great experience for my first international travel experience. I thought the program was great. 
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