Blanca’s House: A Surgical Mission to Ecuador

Dates and Times

Start: 6/10/2026 8:00 AM
End: 6/10/2026 9:00 AM

Objectives

1. Provide some background on international surgical work
2. Describe Blanca’s House and its history
3. Describe the surgical mission and its accomplishments
4. Summarize differences in work environment between the US and surgical mission in Ecuador

Speakers

Location

HSC Level 1 Lecture Hall 2
HSC 101 Nichols Road
Stony Brook, NY 11720

Accreditation

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuous Certification

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 0.00 Continuous Certification Hours in the American Board of Surgery’s (ABS) Continuous Certification (CC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.