SEEKING PHYSICIAN VOLUNTEERS FOR SPRING 2015 PILOTS!
BACKGROUND
Imagine the impact our nation’s medical school alumni could have if we combined forces to
address the urgent needs of patients with limited access to expert medical care….The alumni
association presidents of several leading medical schools met two years ago to take on this
challenge, and developed The MAVEN Project — Medical Alumni Volunteer Expert Network.
MAVEN, an independent 501(c)(3) California nonprofit, is creating a national corps of volunteer
physicians to fulfill the unmet health care needs of underserved populations by tapping two resources:
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Volunteer physician-alumni from U.S. accredited medical schools and training programs
such as UCSF, Harvard, Stanford, and Tufts and,
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HIPAA-secure telemedicine technology that allows volunteer physicians to collaborate and
consult remotely with clinicians in urban and rural safety net clinics.
Through MAVEN, experienced primary care physicians and specialists - especially newly retired,
semi-retired or other part-time doctors eager to contribute their expertise - will be linked with providers
and patients in safety-net clinics.
Why is this so critical? The United States is facing a serious gap in access to medical care. Millions
of individuals in the U.S. live in underserved communities and rely on already overburdened safetynet clinics. And doctor shortages will rapidly escalate as more than a third of licensed physicians are
over 55 and considering retirement in the next several years.
SPRING 2015 PILOT - DETAILS
Expertise for California Clinics: We need volunteer physicians licensed in California with the
following clinical expertise:
• Behavioral Health/Psychiatry
• Neurology
• Rheumatology
• As well as, Addiction Medicine, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Primary Care,
Psychopharmacology, Retinopathy, and Urology.
Expertise for Massachusetts Clinics: We need volunteer physicians licensed in Massachusetts
with the following clinical expertise:
• Cardiology
• Dermatology
• Diabetes and Metabolism
• Pulmonary
• Primary Care
• As well as, Addiction Medicine, Adolescent Medicine, Allergy & Immunology, Behavioral
Health/Psychiatry, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Gynecology, Hematology,
Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Oncology, Orthopedics, Palliative
Care, Primary Care, Psychopharmacology, Rheumatology and Urology.
Qualifications:
• Internship, residency or fellowship at U.S.
accredited training programs
• >2+ years post residency
• Board certified/eligible
• Recent patient experience
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Active California license for CA Clinics
Active Massachusetts license for MA
Clinics
Good standing
Can reside anywhere
Sensitivity to clinic culture and needs
Malpractice insurance for the Pilot will be provided at no charge to volunteers.
Non-clinical volunteers are welcome and needed to assist in volunteer recruitment and operations.
We will soon be including more medical specialties and locations. Please contact us even if your
area of expertise or state of licensure is not listed!
Commitment:
6-month active consultation period
Prefer 16 hours per month but will accommodate less (minimum 4 hours per month)
Participation in virtual orientation, including technology training for telemedicine access
Willingness to participate in MAVEN evaluation (e.g., surveys and interview)
For more information please contact:
Laurie Green, MD, CEO and past Harvard Medical School Alumni Association President,
[email protected], (415) 379-9600
Lisa Carron Shmerling JD, MPH, Executive Director, [email protected], (617) 641-9743
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