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Godfrey BeaneMember01 April 2017 11:49:38

Please advise about medical care in Colonial Cartagena. Any hospitals? Would like the name and telephone of an English-speaking Pediatrician.聽 Many thanks..GB

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CuriouscaraNew member24 February 2019 11:17:24

I am an emergency medicine physician assistant from the US. I am hoping to move to Santa Marta. It looks like this many be near impossible for me to continue my career in healthcare as a PA. Does anyone who lives there have any suggestions?

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QuechimbaBanned24 February 2019 13:47:07

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Yes they have hospitals.. most expat say the Medical sysem generally is better than in the US.

Yes they hire only Colombians

Yes many Colombian doctors are foreign trained

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cccmediaEcuador / Colombia Expert24 February 2019 17:53:00

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