Countries Served

• Ecuador, Mali

Medical Specialties Needed

• Most relevant: Dentists, Pediatricians, Family Practitioners, and General Medicine

Financial Assistance

• A financial assistance program is available. See Tandana Foundation website for more information.

Time Commitment

Countries

• Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nigeria

Types of Opportunities

• Medical professionals and student volunteers set up mobile primary care clinics each day during the 7-10 day trip 

Expected Costs

• 1,100-1,400, depending on the site; this includes all in-country fees, including housing accommodations, meals, transportation, but excludes airfare

Language

• No requirements

Countries

• Egypt, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa Tanzania
• Domican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru
• China
• Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
• India, Indonesia, Nepal Philippines
• United Arab Emirates

Types of Opportunities

Countries

• Guatemala

Types of Opportunities

• Medical and dental clinics
• Development research
• Children's Health Educator
• Nutritional Recuperation Facilitator

Costs

• $300; excludes airfare

Language

• Advanced Spanish required for medical positions
• Conversational Spanish required for non-health professional positions

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

• 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

• El Salvador, Peru, Uganda, India, Nepal, Thailand, Fiji, and the Philippines

Types of opportunities

• Public Health research and programming
• Community Health
• Infrastructure development
• Education empowerment
• Business entrepreneurship
• Design and implementation of development projects

Expected Costs

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