International Healthcare Opportunities Clearinghouse (IHOC)

The International Healthcare Opportunities Clearinghouse (IHOC) web site is designed for healthcare professionals and students who are interested in volunteer work with underserved communities at home or abroad. The IHOC website was begun in 1996 by a small group of faculty members and students from the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts. IHOC is an ongoing project maintained by the Lamar Soutter Medical Library, UMass Chan Medical School.

Students at UMass Chan Medical School should contact the International Medical Education Program for current opportunities in the Global Health Pathway (GHP).

For further information about IHOC, or to request that your organization/program be added to IHOC, please send an email to the International Medical Education Program at UMass Chan Medical School.

DISCLAIMER: The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School does not validate or have approval over any of the agencies listed below.

Organization Name Contact Information Program Description
A Broader View (ABV)

A Broader View has projects in a range of fields across the globe, including hospital and clinic work as well as research and clinical efforts focused on HIV/AIDS, public health, orphanage hea
Foundation for Sustainable Development

FSD volunteers and student interns work with grassroots organizations to meet a range of community needs.
Global First Responder (GFR)

GFR acts as a centralized network for individuals and agencies involved in relief work worldwide.  It assembles teams that carry out mission trips to areas in need of both health care delivery
Global Ministries

United Methodist Global Ministries serves as a channel for Christians to offer service globally on short term assignments.
International Service Learning (ISL)

ISL runs a range of medical programs for both students and professionals with focuses in global health, dentistry, medicine, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, and physical therapy.
Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) / Doctors without Borders

MSF provides emergency medical care to people caught in crisis.
Medical Teams International

MTI works to serve people affected by disaster, conflict, and poverty around the world.
Medico

Medico provides health care and health education to remote communities in Honduras and Nicaragua through short term medical trips and long-term community partnerships. 
Mercy Ships

Mercy ships operates a fleet of hospital ships that provide health services and perform free surgeries where needed medical care is otherwise inaccessible.
Operation Rainbow

Operation Rainbow is dedicated to performing free orthopedic surgery for children and young adults in developing countries who do not have access to the needed medical care otherwise.
Operation Smile

Operation Smile medical programs rely on volunteer medical professionals to perform safe clef surgeries in resource-limited environments.
Physicians for Peace

Physicians for Peace trains, supports, and empowers healthcare professionals working locally with underserved populations. Their focus is health care education.
Primeros Pasos

Primeros Pasos is a community clinic in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala that is dedicated to providing integrated health education projects and quality medical services to underserved communities in
Project C.U.R.E

Project C.U.R.E. is the largest provider of donated medical supplies and equipment for developing countries around the world.
Project Hope

Project Hope works to combat global health challenges related to maternal, neonatal, and child health, disasters and health crises, infectious disease, chronic disease, and health policy.
Roatan Volunteer Pediatric Clinic

Roatan Volunteer Pediatric Clinic is a joint project with the Public Hospital Roatan providing quality medical care to children of the Bay Islands of Honduras.

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