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(3.6 / 5) Country: Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Panama
Length of Trip: 1 Week
Trips per Year to Latin America: 2
Cost: $1,895
Urban/Rural: Both
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider, Nurse, Pharmacist, Chiropractor/Physiotherapist, Healthcare-related trainee, Dental
Type of Organization: Faith Based
Type of Clinic: Mobile or Informal Clinic
Description:
Millions of people around the world live in abject poverty without access to basic medical care. The need is overwhelming, but YOU can make a difference! Each year, RIM partners with American churches to sponsor the medicines used during our clinics and recruits individuals like you to join us as a member of our medical teams.
RIM’s medical teams have a long history of tangibly caring for those who can’t care for themselves. As the need arises, we also travel on a moment’s notice to respond to natural disasters around the world!
Join us as a doctor, dentist, nurse, health care professional, medical student, or a servant-minded team member. Help bring both physical and spiritual healing to the hurting and broken as we embark on this journey together.
Organizational Base: Gainsville, Georgia
Other Programs: Evangelism
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Real Impact Ministries (RIM)
Sustainability
This organization has an ongoing, formal partnership with LOCAL HEALTH SERVICES in the host community.
No
In addition to the visiting volunteers, this organization ensures that there is ALWAYS A LOCAL CLINICIAN visibly involved in clinical care.
No
This organization has a staff member or partner organization PERMANENTLY available in the host community.
No
This organization has a FORMAL REFERRAL PROCESS for patients who need higher levels of care.
Yes
Education
This organization builds capacity by regularly HELPING TRAIN host providers, local health workers, or community health workers.
No
This organization engages in regular PUBLIC HEALTH WORK OR HEALTH PROMOTION in the community.
No
Preparedness
Volunteers are PRE-SCREENED before being accepted by this organization.
Yes
Urine dipsticks, pregnancy tests, glucometers are all available, and there is a CLEAR PATHWAY for volunteers to obtain advanced tests that are not immediately available.
Yes
This organization provides PRE-DEPARTURE TRAINING for volunteers (i.e. in-person or online).
Yes
This organization provides written CLINICAL PROTOCOLS to volunteers.
Yes
Efficiency
This organization PROMOTES the visiting clinics to locals by word of mouth or advertisement, or uses a clinic location that is already well known to locals.
Yes
This organization has a formal TRIAGE, priority, appointment, or ticketing system in place for patients visiting the clinic.
Yes
This organization has a formal STAFFING PLAN describing future needs and a recruitment strategy (i.e. for volunteers, local clinicians, translators, and support staff).
Yes
Impact and Safety
This organization solicits written FEEDBACK FROM VOLUNTEERS after the trip is over.
Yes
This organization provides written EVIDENCE BASED CLINICAL GUIDELINES to volunteers, describing an approach to common diseases in the host community.
Yes
This organization keeps MEDICAL RECORDS that are easily accessible to future clinicians.
Yes
Cost Effectiveness
The FINANCIAL REPORTS for this organization are transparent and easily available (i.e. via website, annual report, etc).
Yes
This organization describes the balance of COSTS AND BENEFITS TO THE HOST COMMUNITY associated with hosting volunteers (i.e. on its website).
Yes
Based on information provided by 1 reviewer(s).
Real Impact Missions offers 8-day opportunities to various countries in Central and South America as well as the Caribbean and disaster relief zones. Trip cost INCLUDES international airfare and ranges from $1,695-$1,995 for most one-week trips. Price also includes sleeping in beds, with access to showers, 3 meals per day (hot breakfast and hot dinner plus brown bag lunch), and admission to any adventure activities at the end of the trip.
July 18, 2017