Internship. 12/11/2010 - 12/29/2010. Pediatric Heart Screening and Clinics. Dali State.

Setting.The 1,000-year-old town of Dali is known as a shining pearl inlaid in the southwestern highland. The town is located between Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake.A poet praised the ancient town in a verse, “Pavilions and towers appear above the cloud and the town spreads between the mountain and the lake.” The ancient town of Dali was originally called Yangjumie Town. It was built by the ancestors of the Bai ethnic group. For 600 years, during Nanzhao and Dali state, Dali was the political,economic, and cultural center in Yunnan Province, According to a textual research by an American scholar ,Dali held 13th place among the 14 major capital cities in the world in the year 1,000. The ancient town has survived the change of dynasties. It’s two city towers that face each other in the south and north; the time honored three pagodas; the residence of Du Wenxiu.commander of a peasant uprising during the Qing Dynasty (1644--1911),that was known as the “Forbidden City”; and the checkerboard-like anyout of the nine streets and 18 lanes show the charm of Dali as an ancient capital city. The China California Heart Watch has a residence, clinic just outside the walls of the ancient city.

Logistics. We will be accompanied by faculty from Kunming and Dali University. We will allot time for pediatric screening for congenital heart disease and research data collection for our studies of high blood pressure in rural Yunnan. We plan on screening at least 4000 children and expect to find about 20 cases of congenital heart disease. China Cal will provide help to needy families of these children so they can receive necessary surgical and catheter based interventions. Student after training and certification will actively participate in screening the children with their stethoscopes.

Qualifications and Fees. We will accept no more than five interns for this trip. To participate, you must qualify. Please apply here and sign send us the signed waiver. You must be in good health and you must be in Kunming by no later than December 10. You are required to cover the cost of your round trip air ticket to Kunming city, local travel, local room and meals. Local expenses are usually about $150 per week. We also request a donation of $1400.