A structured, observation-only shadowing experience in Buenos Aires — designed to help students understand clinical practice by combining real clinical observation with guided reflection and academic context.
Students observe physicians in real hospital environments across Buenos Aires, gaining firsthand insight into clinical reasoning, patient communication, interdisciplinary care and the way healthcare is delivered in a different cultural context. Guided reflection helps students connect what they observe in the hospital with a broader understanding of medicine and their own path toward it.
Students gain exposure across a range of clinical and systemic dimensions. The focus is not on procedures, but on reasoning, communication, and context.
LATIDOS is designed to balance hospital observation, guided reflection and local immersion. The structure gives students enough clarity to plan ahead while keeping room for cohort-specific schedules and rotation availability.
A four-week cohort model designed to fit winter or summer academic schedules.
Approximately four hours per day of structured shadowing inside the hospital.
Groups are limited to preserve meaningful supervision and coordination.
Each week combines scheduled hospital observation, guided reflection and cultural immersion.Students shadow physicians during consultations and rounds, observe interdisciplinary collaboration and participate in structured reflection sessions. Observation remains part-time, leaving space to process the experience and explore Buenos Aires.
This example shows one possible way to organize student groups across different hospital areas. Final rotations depend on hospital availability, cohort size and the confirmed program calendar.
| Rotation Slot | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Physiatry | Diagnostics | Emergency | Neurology |
| Week 2 | Diagnostics | Emergency | Neurology | Physiatry |
| Week 3 | Emergency | Neurology | Physiatry | Diagnostics |
| Week 4 | Neurology | Physiatry | Diagnostics | Emergency |
The slots are shown as a reference and may not represent full weeks. Some areas may change day by day.
The areas shown are examples only. Additional observation areas may be available depending on hospital availability.
Students never enter operating. All rotations are observation-only, with no procedures or patient care.
The first and last program days are generally reserved for hospital induction, orientation, reflection and closing activities.
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January 4–29, 2027
4 weeks
20 hours/week
USD 5,400
November 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Cohort size is limited to preserve supervision, coordination and a meaningful hospital experience.
Additional dates may be announced later.
See what’s included in the program, what to plan for separately, and how enrollment and preparation work.
Some personal and travel-related expenses are not included in the program fee. Students should plan separately for:
Transparency ensures students and families can plan confidently.
Enrollment is confirmed upon:
Once enrolled, students receive next steps, preparation materials and guidance from the LATIDOS team.
Accommodation and language support are designed to make the experience easier to navigate from day one and help students integrate into daily life in Buenos Aires.
Entry requirements may vary depending on nationality and current regulations. LATIDOS provides:
Students are responsible for complying with entry regulations.
LATIDOS is built around one central principle: responsible clinical observation with ethical boundaries. The program is designed to provide meaningful clinical exposure while maintaining strict privacy standards, patient dignity, and academic integrity.
Participants are required to obtain international health insurance coverage valid in Argentina. LATIDOS provides:
Requirements are communicated clearly before enrollment and arrival.
Participants maintain a strictly observational role within clinical settings. Students:
Clear expectations are communicated before arrival and reinforced during hospital induction.
All students are expected to follow professional and institutional standards throughout the program.
Respect for patient privacy and dignity is non-negotiable.
Argentina is currently under a Level 1 U.S. Travel Advisory — Exercise Normal Precautions, the lowest advisory category.
Buenos Aires carries no additional regional warning. As in any major city, students are expected to follow standard precautions when moving around independently.
LATIDOS also provides local guidance so students understand how to navigate the city confidently throughout the program.
Students have structured local support from preparation through the end of the program.
The goal is to combine structured supervision with confident independence.
LATIDOS is designed to give students and families clear expectations around supervision, communication and program responsibility.
From pre-departure preparation to local coordination, the program is structured to provide clear guidance before and throughout the experience.
Safety, structure and integrity are foundational — not optional.
Argentina has a long-standing tradition of academic medicine, scientific research and public health leadership in Latin America.
For generations, physicians trained here have combined rigorous clinical reasoning with a strong humanistic approach to patient care.
Medicine in Argentina is not only technical — it is deeply relational and socially grounded.
Founded in 1821, UBA is recognized across Latin America for academic rigor and demanding clinical training. Its School of Medicine has shaped generations of physicians known for strong diagnostic reasoning and ethical grounding.
Argentina’s scientific legacy includes Nobel Prize winners such as:
This legacy reflects a culture that values critical thinking, scientific discipline and intellectual independence.
Argentina’s healthcare system offers a layered structure that allows students to observe medicine from multiple angles.
The country combines:
Students witness how physicians navigate complex clinical environments and diverse patient populations — developing a broader understanding of healthcare delivery.
Buenos Aires is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the Southern Hemisphere, with a dense network of public and private hospitals integrated into daily urban life. Here, medicine is not isolated from the city — it is embedded in it.
Students observe:
Clinical learning happens in real-world settings, not controlled environments.
LATIDOS is designed so students do not experience Argentina as tourists. They move through the city the way local students and physicians do — commuting to hospitals, engaging with neighborhoods, navigating daily life in Spanish.
Students are encouraged to:
The goal is not simply to visit Argentina. It is to understand how medicine is practiced within its social fabric. Feeling like a local fosters:
Medicine is shaped by culture, economics and history. Observing healthcare while living within a different society provides perspective that cannot be replicated in a classroom. Argentina offers academic seriousness, clinical depth and a human context that expands how students understand medicine.
This is not about travel. It is about perspective.
Everything you need to know about the LATIDOS experience.