Thanks to our partnership with Dr. Sandra Milena of REQUIAP, on May 14th, 2014 Bridge for Health participated in our first international capacity building event at the International Symposium of Community Health at the Community Health Studies Program at University of La Sabana, Bogotá, Colombia. 

Paola Ardiles was invited to speak with medical students and faculty about how community engagement can help address the social determinants of health, as well as promote mental health and well-being of patients/clients. Paola stressed the need to build specific leadership skills of medical students in areas of communication and interdisciplinary collaboration, in order to meet the needs of those being served and their family members.