1. Andean Basic Sciences Course
Dr. Gregorio Gabela from Quito, Ecuador, is course director (2010). The PAOF provides the funding of one (1) scholarship for the Andean Course. This course meets every two years and the scholarship amount equivalent to one student’s fee is paid to the Andean Course directly for distribution.
Contact Information: Gregorio F. Gabela MD
Av. Eloy Alfaro 32-380 y Juan Severino
Quito, Ecuador
Tel.: (593-2) 223-7594
Email: ggabela@centrodelavision.med.ec
http://www.cursoandino.com
2. Puerto Rican Basic Sciences Course "Dr. Guillermo Picó Santiago"
Dr. Guillermo Picó Santiago founded this course in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1967. The course is held over a 10 week period (January-March) at the University of Puerto Rico. The PAOF provides the funding of one (1) scholarship per course in the amount of $750.
Contact Information: Luis A. Serrano Torres MD
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Escuela de Medicina, Recinto de Ciencias Médicas
Departamento de Oftalmología, PO Box 365067
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-5067
Tel: 787-756-7090
Fax: 787-758-3488
3. Brazilian Basic Sciences Course
Course directors are Dra. Ana Luisa Hofling-Lima, Dra. Denise de Freita and Dr. Rubens Belfort Jr. The PAOF provides scholarship funding of $750 for the course.
Contact Information: Fernando Ribeiro MD, Course Secretary
São Paulo, SP Brazil
Tel: (55-11) 5085-2010
Email: fernando.ribeiro@unifesp.br
URL http://www.oftalmo.epm.br/medico/curso_basico/curso_basico.htm
4. Southern Cone Basic Sciences Course
This course was founded in 1983 by Dr. Aldolfo Gómez Morales and is held in Buenos Aires. The PAOF provides one (1) scholarship per course at $750. For more information, please go to http://www.oftalmologos.org.ar/cao/curso_cono_sur/intro_cono_sur.php.
Contact: Mario Joaquín Saravia, MD
c/o Consejo Argentino de Oftalmología
Tte. Gral. Juan D. Perón 1479
2º piso Oficina 4
Buenos Aires C1037ACA Argentina
Tel.: (54-11) 4374-5400
Email: secretaria@oftalmologos.org.ar
5. Peruvian Basic Sciences Course
Dr. Luis Izquierdo Jr. of Lima, Peru, is the Course Director. The PAOF provides (1) one scholarship in the amount of $750 for the course.
Contact Information: Luis Izquierdo, Jr., MD
Instituto Oftalmo Salud
Av. Javier Prado Este 1142
San Isidro
Lima 27, Peru
Tel.: (51-1) 512-1300
Email: izquierdojrluis@hotmail.com
