Informal Luncheon:The Challenges of Higher Education in Chile

Dr. Ignacio Sánchez, Rector of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and tenured professor of the Faculty of Medicine, is 51 years old and married to Dr. Salesa Barja, pediatric nutritionist at UC, with whom he has seven children. He studied at Sagrados Corazones de Alameda School in Santiago, and is a surgeon and pediatrician trained at the Universidad Católica.

Dr. Sánchez is part of the editorial committee of several publications and has written more than 200 articles in national and international scientific journals. He is the author of a handbook of pediatrics and of over twenty chapters of texts on pediatrics and respiratory illnesses.

Dr. Sánchez took over the Rectory of the Universidad Católica for the current 2010-2015 period.

Time: 12:30 to 2:00 P.M.
Location: Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton, 28th floor
450 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022
Refreshments: Sandwiches, salads and sodas
Price: $35.00 for members, $45.00 for non-members
Reservations: NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. on Monday, October 1st.

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Reservations are required. Cancellations: Must be confirmed by fax by 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 1st or you will be responsible for the full amount.