Lamar Soutter Library - University of Massachusetts Medical School: International Healthcare Opportunities Clearinghouse

Operation Rainbow

P. O. Box 571017
Houston, TX 77257

Category of Organization:
- Non-Governmental
Regions/Countries Served:
- Europe,Pacific
- Brazil,El Salvador,Honduras,Indonesia,Mexico,Nicaragua,Oman,Romania,United States,Vietnam
Type(s) of Opportunities Available:
- Volunteer
Occupations Needed/Available:
- Nurses
- Physicians
- Public Health Workers
Residents must be accompanied by their supervisor in their specialty.Volunteers provide their own professional liability insurance. Doctors usually choose their teams.
Medical Specialties:
- Anesthesiology
- Dentistry
- Nursing
- Oral Surgery
- Plastic Surgery
- Surgery
Contact Information:
- Contact Person: Bill Magee
- Email: billmagee@operationrainbow.org
- Telephone: 713-960-7800
- Fax: 713-960-7803
- Website Address: http://www.operationrainbow.org
Costs/Funding:
- Fully-funded for non-physicians. Doctors pay their own way.
- Funding provided? Fundraising activities are encouraged to help finance trips.
Additional Information:
- Comments on Religious Affiliation: None.
- Language Requirement:
  - English
  - Any foreign language is helpful.
- Time Commitment:
  - A week and a half to 2 weeks.