“It was an honor to participate in the Aspen–Bariloche medical exchange for the first time. I’m deeply grateful for the generosity, warmth, and expertise of our Argentinian colleagues. They welcomed us into their hospital and their lives and made us feel like both locals and longtime friends. Their work gave us meaningful perspective, showing exceptional creativity and ingenuity in the face of limited resources. This exchange enriches our clinical practice and fosters genuine human connection—reminding us that collaboration, relationships and our shared commitment to patient care transcend borders.” Dr. Jennifer Potter.
A delegation of Roaring Fork Valley medical professionals visited Bariloche, Argentina as part of the annual medical exchange program. This delegation included Mark Purnell MD., Robert Christensen DDS, Jennifer Potter, MD, Jodi Callison, RN, BSN, Krista Fox, OTR/L, CBIST, Sara Geyer, CRNA, Elle Elizabeth Stark, PT, DPT, Griff Smith and two board members of the Aspen Sports Medicine Foundation, Lukas Liebischer and Molly Purnell.
Aspen and Bariloche celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first official contacts between our two cities. Two celebration dinners were held in Bariloche one including some of the first Bariloche delegation to visit Aspen and another dinner with the mayor of Bariloche. The first delegation to visit Bariloche in 2000 included Don Sheeley (then president of Aspen Sister Cities), Terry Paulson (then city council man from Aspen) and Griff Smith (then principal of Aspen Middle School).
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