United States Contact
Jorge Duchicela M.D.
DIRECTOR
402 Youens Drive
Weimar, TX 78962
T 979 725 8545
C 979 561 6319
E jduchicela@ydclinic.com
Ecuadorian Contact
Pablo Martínez
MANAGER
Pichincha and Barón de Carondelet
Riobamba, Ecuador
T 011 (593) 3 296 1599
C 011 593 988725259 (cnt)
E coordinadorcachamsi@gmail.com
Program Director, Jorge Duchicela M.D.
Jorge Duchicela, M.D., our founder, was born here in Ecuador. He received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School, is board certified in Family Medicine, and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine at UTMB in Galveston, Texas. Dr. Duchicela has been in private practice for twenty years and is co-founder of the Youens and Duchicela Clinic in Weimar, Texas. The Youens and Duchicela Clinic serves a patient population of approximately 12,000 patients from several surrounding communities in south central Texas.
OUR STAFF
Every member of the Cachamsi Team is committed to making our participants feel at home and to keeping you informed. Any of them are uniquely qualified to troubleshoot situations and to facilitate our students’ stay in Ecuador.
Pablo Martínez
Professor of Linguistics
CACHAMSI MANAGER IN ECUADOR
“As human beings, our only real method of connection is through authentic communication.”
TEACHING AREAS
Medical Spanish. Linguistics (General and Applied). Intercultural Communication. Contrastive Rhetoric. Contrastive Linguistics. Academic Writing, Business Communication, Public Speaking.
EDUCATION
Specialist in Applied Linguistics & Translation, ESPE University, 2002-2008
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Academic Director at SECAP (Professional Training Institute) 2006-2008
Academic Director at CACHAMSI (Medical Spanish Institute) 2009-2017
OUR TEAM OF TEACHERS
Professor Valeria Cisneros
Mastery of Integral Spanish
“There are many ways to learn. I love it when my students are ready to give their best.”
TEACHING AREAS
Medical Spanish. Linguistics (General and Applied). Intercultural Communication. Contrastive Rhetoric. Contrastive Linguistics. Communication, Public Speaking.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Language teacher since 2000.
ESL and ELE Instructor.
Karla Granizo
Spanish Professor
EDUCATION
- Ingeniera en Gestión Turística y Hotelera - Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo
- Máster Universitario en Enseñanza de Inglés como Lengua Extranjera - UNIR (Universidad de la Rioja)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Language teacher since 2017.
Instructor of educational centers
Prof. Eliana Valle
Spanish Professor
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Language teacher since 2015.
Instructor of educational centers
Professor Damaris Jimenezz
Spanish Professor
EDUCATION
- Certification in English B2 in Cambridge English Language Assessment, OXFORD Test of English and ILE Instituto de Lenguas Extranjeras
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Language teacher since 2014.
Instructor of educational centers
OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
María Inés Auquilla
Accounting and Administrative
Cristian Falconí
Marketing
OUR OPERATIONS AND LOGISTICS TEAM
Jorge Amanta
Transportación
Segundo Sucuy
Coordinador de Operaciones Logísticas y Turísticas
