Medical Team Opportunities
2014 – 2015
Medical Teams International is currently recruiting medical professionals to volunteer for both short-term
international development and disaster response teams. As this recruitment sheet is constantly updated
please check our website (www.medicalteams.org) for a list of our most current medical volunteer
opportunities.
VOLUNTEER APPLICATION PROCESS
The first step to volunteering with Medical Teams International is to apply. You may apply online at www.medicalteams.org, or call
us at our toll free number (800) 959-4325 to request a paper application. Once we receive your application, questionnaire, two
references, copies of your passport, medical license, and resume, we will be able to consider you for placement on a team. As soon
as your file is complete, contact Brenda Wagner, International Volunteer Recruiter at [email protected] or 503-624-1020
to discuss potential placement on a team.
If you want information about a particular team or have questions about a specific country, please contact the listed Coordinator by
e-mail or the toll-free phone listed above. Team cost estimates usually include airfare, lodging, food, and in-country transportation,
unless otherwise noted. If you are selected for a team, we can offer you fundraising information. Although Medical Teams
International does not have faith requirements for volunteers, some of our in-country partners request that we send Christian
volunteers, which is noted where applicable in the summary below.
Medical students, interns and residents, please note that Medical Teams International only sends licensed, boarded professionals on
international medical teams.
URGENT NEEDS:
Please take note of volunteer needs marked URGENT. These are teams with immediate needs for medical professionals to travel in
the next 60-90 days. Some countries have strict processes for authorization and require extra documentation and time to coordinate.
Africa
• Cameroon
A General Surgeon is needed at Mbingo Baptist Hospital near Bamenda, Cameroon to provide additional support for
the surgical staff. Volunteers will be fully integrated into the work of the hospital providing surgery, taking call, and
providing lecture and hands-on training to the 9 surgical residents. One or several volunteers are needed at a time for
periods of at least 2 weeks. Mbingo Hospital serves people of all faith backgrounds but requests that volunteers be
Christian.
Dates:
Needed:
Projected cost:
Contact:
2+ weeks; flexible timing
General Surgeons
Approximately $3,000
Megan Steele, [email protected]
• DR Congo
Heal Africa Hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo has a need for Pediatricians, Cardiologists, Pathologists,
Cardiothoracic surgeons, Urologists, and Spine Neurosurgeons. Volunteers will provide direct service delivery and will
help improve the skills of local physicians and nurses through specialized training.
Dates:
Needed:
Projected cost:
Contact:
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3-4 weeks; flexible timing
Pediatricians, Cardiologists, Pathologist, Cardiothoracic surgeon, Urologist, Spine Neurosurgeon
Approximately $3,800
Megan Steele, [email protected]
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• Ethiopia
General Surgeons are urgently needed at Soddo Christian Hospital in Ethiopia until their new surgeon arrives in January.
Volunteers will be fully entegrated into the hospital, providing surgery, taking call, and training as part of the Pan African
Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS) residency program. Soddo Christian Hosptial serves people of various faith
backgrounds but requests that volunteers be Christians.
Dates:
2+ weeks anytime between now and January, 2015
Needed:
1-4 General Surgeons
Projected cost: Approximately $3,500
Contact:
Megan Steele, [email protected]
• Gabon
Ophthalmologists are needed at Gabon’s Bongolo Hospital. Volunteers will work with the national staff providing direct
patient care in the absence of the staff physician. Bongolo Hospital serves people of various faith backgrounds but
requests that volunteers be Christians.
Dates:
2+ weeks; flexible timing between February and June, 2015
Needed:
Ophthalmologists
Projected cost: Approximately $3,000
Contact:
Megan Steele, [email protected]
• Guinea
General Surgeons are needed to provide surgery at Guinea’s Hope Medical Center in N’zao, Guinea in the absence of
the staff surgeon. Hope Medical Center serves people of various faith backgrounds but requests that volunteers be
Christians.
Dates:
2+ weeks; flexible timing
Needed:
1-4 General Surgeons
Projected cost: Approximately $3,000
Contact:
Megan Steele, [email protected]
• Guinea
Family Physicians and Internists are urgently needed at Hope Medical Center in N’zao, Guinea. Teams will provide
clinical services and hands-on training (as needed) to staff in the absence of the missionary physician. Hope Medical
Center serves people of various faith backgrounds but requests that volunteers be Christians.
Dates:
2+ weeks; flexible timing
Needed:
Family Practice, Internists
Projected cost: Approximately $3,000
Contact:
Megan Steele, [email protected]
• Liberia
URGENT - Doctors, RNs, NPs, and PAs are needed for Infection Prevention and Control to monitor visits to health
centers and clinics in Montserrado County. Team members will assess the quality of control and prevention measures
taken in health facilities focusing on triage, infection prevention standards during patient care, IPC supplies, and water
and waste management infrastructure. Teams will not be providing clinical care or hands-on coaching. Please send your
resume/CV to Brenda Wagner.
Dates:
October 24-November 14
Needed:
Doctors, RNs, NPs, and PAs
Projected cost: none
Contact:
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Brenda Wagner, [email protected]
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• Mali
OB/Gyn’s, Anesthesiologists, and CRNA’s are needed to provide clinical services, surgery, and on-going training to
hospital staff at Koutiala Hospital for women and children. French speaking volunteers will have a heavier focus on
teaching/training than non-French speakers, but all teams will do hands-on teaching. Koutiala Hospital serves people of
all faith backgrounds but requests that volunteers be Christians.
Dates:
2+ weeks, flexible timing
Needed:
OB/Gyn’s, Anesthesiologists, and CRNA’s
Projected cost: Approximately $3,000
Contact:
Megan Steele, [email protected]
• Niger
Family Practice Physicians and Pediatricians are needed at Galmi Hospital in Madaoua, Niger. Volunteer teams will
provide direct patient care during Niger’s malaria season and may be asked to do some training. A knowledge of French
is helpful, but not required. Galmi Hospital serves people of all faith backgrounds but requests that volunteers be
Christians.
Dates:
2+ weeks, flexible timing
Needed:
Family Practice and Pediatricians
Projected cost: Approximately $3,000
Contact:
Megan Steele, [email protected]
• Niger
General and Specialized Surgeons are needed at Galmi Hospital in Madaoua, Niger. Volunteers will provide clinical
services, surgery and training to 4 residents as part of the Pan African Academy of Christian Surgeon’s (PAACS) residency
program. Knowledge of French is helpful but not required. Galmi Hospital serves people of all faith backgrounds but
requests that volunteers be Christians.
Dates:
2+ weeks, flexible timing
Needed:
Surgeons
Projected cost: Approximately $3,000
Contact:
Megan Steele, [email protected]
• Sierra Leone
OB/GYNs, Nurse Midwives, RN’s, Nurse Practitioner’s, Neonatal Specialists, and CRNA’s are needed for direct patient
care, C-Sections, and teaching in support of an EmONC (Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care) project developed in
collaboration with World Vision. Teams of 2 will work alongside national staff at 2 hospital locations in Bonthe District.
Dates:
3+ weeks beginning March, 2015
Needed:
OB/GYN, Midwives, RN’s, Nurse Practitioners, Neonatal Specialists, and CRNA’s
Projected cost: Approximately $4,000; travel subsidies are available
Contact:
Megan Steele, [email protected]
• Uganda
Surgical volunteers are needed at MTI clinics in Nakivale resettlement camp in SW Uganda. As a member of this team
you will provide surgical care to various refugee populations in support of our UNHCR and US Bureau of Population,
Refugees, and Migration partnership.
Dates:
Needed:
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January 30 – February 28, 2015
June 19 – July 25, 2015
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Projected cost: $2,050
Contact:
Megan Steele, [email protected]
Asia
• Cambodia
Pediatric Medical Teaching teams are needed to work with MTI’s partner, Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) in Siem
Reap, Cambodia. AHC is a premier pediatric teaching and referral hospital where volunteer professionals provide
training in English to the staff of this hospital in various topics. Opportunities for direct care may be possible, but mainly
teachers are needed to help local staff increase their knowledge so they can provide better care to the children in
Cambodia.
Dates:
Teams are at least 2 weeks. Hospital training schedule is as follows:
August – November 2014: Pediatric Infectious Diseases
December 2014 – January 2015: Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition
February – March 2015: Pediatric Nephrology
Needed: Pediatric specialties: Anesthesiologists, doctors who specialize in pediatric infections and diseases, neonatal doctors,
cardiologists, orthopedics, cardiovascular, lab tech, hematologist, respiratory therapists
Projected cost: $2200-$2700
Contact: Brenda Wagner, [email protected]
• Cambodia
Clinical Pharmacist is needed to work with MTI’s partner, Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
AHC is a premier pediatric teaching and referral hospital where volunteer professionals provide training in English to the
staff of this hospital in various topics. Instructors are needed to help pharmacy staff increase their knowledge in drug
interactions and pharmacy organization so they can provide better care to the children in Cambodia.
Dates:
Flexible dates in 2015. Teams are at least 2 weeks.
Needed:
Clinical Pharmacist
Projected cost: $2200- $2700
Contact: Brenda Wagner, [email protected]
• Cambodia
Emergency Medical Service volunteers are needed to conduct trainings EMT-Basic in 8 Cambodian provinces. The team
will provide comprehensive participatory training utilizing a Training of Trainers (ToT) paradigm alongside MTI staff and
Khmer counterparts.
Dates:
Flexible dates in 2014-15. Teams are usually 2 weeks in length.
Needed:
EMTs and Paramedics with teaching/training experience
Projected cost: $2500-$3000
Contact: Brenda Wagner, [email protected]
• Cambodia
Midwifery team is needed to support our ongoing Safe Motherhood project in Cambodia. A community health
specialist (MPH) with experience in midwifery is needed to work with our local staff in our Cambodian field office
to help design curriculum to teach local midwives. Team members will support the work of MTI Cambodia as we
address root causes of poverty and help needy women and children in Cambodia.
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Dates:
November 24 – December 5 or December 7-19, 2014
Flexible dates in Spring 2015
Needed:
1-2 midwife or OB with MPH
Projected Cost: $2500 (airfare, in-country costs, MTI admin fee, visa fee) for 10 day trip
Contact:
Brenda Wagner, [email protected]
• Moldova
Optometry teams are needed to work in needy rural villages surrounding Chisinau, the capitol of Moldova. These
families lack access to an optometrist and do not have funds to purchase expensive and life changing eye glasses. Teams
are needed to address basic eye health needs, provide eye exams and distribute eye glasses.
Dates:
Summer 2015, 1 week teams
Needed:
Licensed optometrists and techs
Projected cost: $2200-$2750
Contact:
Brenda Wagner, [email protected]
• Romania
Pediatric Rehabilitation Therapy teams are needed to work in placement centers and in private homes in and around
Sibiu, Romania. Teams will help create rehabilitation plans for children with physical and mental disabilities who
otherwise do not receive this type of care.
Dates:
1-2 week trips; flexible dates in Spring, Summer and Fall 2015
Needed:
Pediatric Physical, Occupational, Speech Therapists and Behavior Therapists
Projected cost: $2750
Contact:
Brenda Wagner, [email protected]
Latin America & Caribbean
• El Salvador
Ophthalmologists, anesthesiologists, recovery room nurses and surgical techs are needed to serve with our partner
ASAPROSAR in Santa Ana, El Salvador. The team will provide eye surgeries for individuals affected by cataract,
strabismus and pterigium.
Dates:
7-8 days; March and August 2015
Needed:
1 Ophthalmologist, 1 Anesthesiologist, 2 RNs
Projected Cost: $1,600 to $1,900
Contact:
Adam Moore, [email protected]
• Guatemala
There are no open medical teams to Guatemala at this time. Click the following link for Work Team Opportunities.
• Haiti
Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Certified Prosthetist/Orthotist, Certified Occupational Therapist
Assistants, and Physical Therapist Assistants are needed to work with our Advantage Program in Les Cayes, Haiti.
Volunteers will work alongside our Haitian staff to provide direct physical and occupational therapy, prepare patients for
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prosthetics and orthotics, and create and/or fit orthotics and prosthetics. Volunteers should be prepared for a wide
variety of patient types. Settings may include our own clinic, local hospitals, or home visits.
Dates:
URGENT - November 8-22, 2014 (one or both weeks)
10-14 days; flexible timing through September 2015
Needed:
9 teams of 2-3 of the following: PT’s, OT’s, COTA’s, CPO’s, PTA’s- need at least one PT per team
Projected Cost: appx. $1800- 2000
Contact:
Jamie Bash, [email protected]
• Haiti
EMERGENCY MEDICINE TEAMS are needed to provide emergency medicine training at Centre Medical Beraca in PortAu-Paix, Haiti. The first two teams will provide intensive training in basic emergency medical skills for Beraca’s
emergency department clinicians. Particular skills include trauma treatment and management, basic life support, and
mass casualty planning. The two following teams will provide continuing medical education and follow up training to
support the work of the first two teams. Teams will train 4 doctors and 4 nurses.
Dates: 10-14 days, flexible timing February and July 2015
Needed: 6 Emergency room MDs, DOs, RNs, NPs and Paramedics per team with training/education experience.
Project cost: appx. $2500
Contact: Jamie Bash, [email protected]
• Haiti
TWO ANESTHESIOLOGY TRAINING TEAMS are needed to provide anesthesiology training at Centre Medical Beraca in
Port-Au-Paix, Haiti. The training will help improve the skills of the existing anesthesiologist and teach new skills to
additional nursing staff.
Dates: 10-14 days, flexible timing
Needed: Anesthesiologists, CRNA
Project cost: appx. $1800-2000
Contact: Jamie Bash, [email protected]
• Haiti
FIVE OBSTETRICAL/GYNECOLOGICAL TRAINING TEAMS are needed to serve at Centre Medical Beraca in Port de Paix.
These teams will provide training to local nurses, both through formal training and side-by-side practice.
Dates:
10-14 days, flexible timing through September 2015
Needed:
OBGYN, CNM
Project Cost: appx. $1800-2000
Contact:
Jamie Bash, [email protected]
• Haiti
ONE ULTRASOUND TRAINING TEAM is needed to serve with Centre Medical Beraca, a hospital in northern Haiti. The
team will be providing training to clinical staff (physicians and nurses) various ultrasound skills to improve services,
diagnosis, and treatment offered.
Dates:
10-14 days, flexible timing
Needed:
2 - Ultrasound Technicians
Project cost: $1800-2000
Contact:
Jamie Bash, [email protected]
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• Honduras
RADIOLOGIST AND SONOGRAPHER needed to serve with our partner The Good Shepherd (ABP) in Olancho, Honduras.
The team will conduct an assessment and may provide side by side practice to ABP staff to improve services, diagnosis,
and treatment offered.
Dates:
7-9 days at 2 sites, Fall 2014
Needed:
1 Radiologist, 1 Sonographer
Project cost: $1700-$2000 for one week.
Contact:
Jamie Bash, [email protected]
• Honduras
ONE ULTRASOUND/X-RAY TRAINING TEAM with expertise in mammography, obstetrical and gynecological, and renal
applications are needed to provide training to our partner PREDISAN’s radiology team. This team follows an assessment
team so some foundational information about the clinic is available. This will be the first team of a series of training
teams so team applicants should feel comfortable training adult learners, and should be comprised of one ultrasound
technician and/or one radiologist and an x-ray technician who will do an assessment of existing knowledge and practice.
This team will, in conjunction with MTI staff, may need to design the curriculum prior to traveling.
Date: 10-14 days, flexible timing
Needed: Ultrasound Technicians, XRay Technicians, and Radiologists
Projected cost: $1500-1800
Location: Catacamas, Honduras
Contact: Jamie Bash, [email protected]
• Honduras
ONE ALCOHOL AND DRUG THERAPY TRAINING TEAM with expertise in family therapy. One to five psychologists will
train 20 students and 15 personnel of our partner PREDISAN (www.predisan.org) in methods of family therapy and lifeproject design.
Date: 7-10 days, flexible timing
Needed: 1-5 family therapy psychologists
Projected cost: $1500-1800
Location: Catacamas, Honduras
Contact: Jamie Bash, [email protected]
• Honduras
ONE OPTOMETRY TEAM is needed to work with our partner PREDISAN in Honduras. The team will provide basic
optometry services to children and adults in rural Honduras.
Date: 7-10 days in Fall 2014 and Spring 2015
Needed: 2-3 Optometrists
Projected cost: $1,700-2,000
Contact: Adam Moore, [email protected]
• Honduras
ONE PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL TEAM: 1 pediatrician, 1 OBGYN, and three RNs are needed to work with our partner,
Project Global Village, to provide primary care services to families near Siguatepeque, Honduras. The team will also
provide training to nurses and community health workers.
Date: 8 days, Between April and June, 2015
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Projected cost: $1500-1800
Needed: 1 pediatrician, 1 OBGYN, three RNs
Location: Siguatepeque, Honduras
Contact: Adam Moore, [email protected]
• Nicaragua
ONE PRIMARY CARE/ COMMUNITY HEALTH TEAM is needed to work with our partner Accion Medica Cristiana in the
RAAN area of Nicaragua. The team will provide basic primary care and community health services to children and adults
in a really remote area of Nicaragua. This is a trip is for the more adventurous that requires physically fit, healthy
volunteers because of its remoteness. Volunteers should be prepared for near camping conditions, traveling light and a
combination of air, ground and river transport. While not required, volunteers familiar working with indigenous peoples
and medicine are helpful.
Date: 10-12 days in March 2015
Needed: A combination of 5 MD/DOs, NPs, and RNs
Projected cost: $2500/ per person
Contact: Jamie Bash, [email protected]
Emergency Response Teams
Emergency response teams serve the urgent medical needs of individuals and families whose lives are disrupted by
natural and man-made disasters. Teams are placed from our pool of volunteers who have completed an application,
orientation and interview process. Current recruitment roster needs center on nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and
physicians (internists, general practitioners and ER physicians).
Dates:
Projected cost:
Contact:
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As needed
Personal costs only (passports, personal gear, immunizations
Debbie Bailey, [email protected]
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