Julia Pindaro '20

Winter Term 2019

Healthcare research in India

For my project, I shadowed several doctors and helped find research data. During my stay in India, I shadowed at a hospital, medical clinic, and a medical college. Mainly I shadowed Dr. Suneetha Narreddy or one of her students at Apollo hospital, which is well funded and typically serves middle and upper-class citizens. Additionally, I shadowed at Apollo medical college, which provides very low and affordable healthcare, as it is staffed primarily by students. I also shadowed at CHAI, a non-governmental hospital which is mainly supported by donations and treats those under-served for free. During my stay, I learned about the government’s role in healthcare and the healthcare barriers, which often exist for those who are diagnosed with a condition associated with a stigma such as HIV. I was able to see how each place functions and the different ways an institution adapted, due to differences in funding, in order to provide quality care.