Countries

• Peru

Types of Opportunities

• Volunteers participate in medical treks with a team that includes local health providers. The treks involve backpacking and camping, while setting up free mobile clinics in remote areas throughout the journey.

Expected Costs

• Average $2500 for all trip and trek-related expenses; does not include airfare

Language

• No requirements

Countries

• Mexico

Types of Opportunities

• Surgical teams
• Outreach/MASH (mobile, adventure, salvation, healing)

Expected Costs

• Average $850 (covers all local expenses) plus airfare

Language

• No requirements 

Countries

• Peru

Types of Opportunities

• Elective rotations for medical students exist at both government hospitals and NGO facilities. There are opportunities for Emergency Med, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Surgery Family Medicine, OBGYN, and ophthalmology among others. Clinical rotations take place in the morning 8-12, followed by 4 hours of intensive Spanish classes. Most elective rotations are one month long. 

Expected Costs

Countries Served

• Kenya

Types of Opportunities

• Volunteers work to directly provide health care services, public health education, disease prevention information, medical health screenings, HIV testing, education and training for local health workers, and hunger relief programs

Expected Costs

• 3,000 - this includes airfare, accommodations, ground transportation, and medical supplies 

Language

• No requirements

Countries Served

• Honduras, Nicaragua

Types of Opportunities

• Medical clinics
• Dental clinics
• Health education

Expected Costs

• Average cost of $850, which includes all in-country expenses (room and board, transportation, meals), but does not include the airline ticket

Language

• No requirements

Countries Served

• Belize, Colombia, Costa Rice, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Spain, Tanzania

Types of Opportunities

Countries Served

• Dominican Republic

Types of Opportunities

• Internships are available to graduate students as well as professionals in medicine, public health, international development, and related fields.
• Medical service trips are held several times throughout the year. Volunteer teams are comprised of clinicians, pharmacists, medical interpreters, students, community health workers, and public health educators.

Expected Costs

Countries Served

• Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala
• Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile
• Cambodia, China, Nepal, India, Vietnam
• Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia

Types of Opportunities

Countries served

• Honduras

Types of Opportunities

Countries served:

• Haiti, Jamaica, Peru, DRC, Ethiopia, Morocco, France, Greece, India, Cambodia, Nepal

Types of opportunities:

• Training and sharing of knowledge and skills, with a focus on emergency and general medicine as well as pediatrics
• Running full-service medical clinics and health education classes

Costs:

• Costs vary depending on site and duration 

Language:

• No requirements