Just about a week and a half until I leave for San Miguel de Allende. Classes aren't quite over yet for first year, so of course I thought this was the perfect opportunity to get my blog started for the summer.
I'm going to San Miguel with a group of three other medical students from UNC as part of a project called Proyecto Puentes de Salud (translation: Project Health Bridges). It's a completely student-run group that goes to Mexico each summer to conduct clinical research projects. This year will be the first that a group has gone to San Miguel where we'll be working with a local physician, Dr. Q. Our group has designed our own research project to examine the nutritional habits of school-age children and its effect on their BMI (Body Mass Index-- a measurement correlating height and weight). We'll also be studying maternal perceptions of weight, i.e. if a mother thinks that their overweight child actually has a weight problem.
As our departure date gets closer, I'm starting to get nervous because I have so much to do! At the same time, I'm very excited because I think it's going to be a great experience.
That's all for now!