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Found 125 Results.
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: 2 Weeks
Trips per Year to Latin America: Not available
Cost per Week: $350
Urban/Rural: Rural
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider, Nurse, Chiropractor/Physiotherapist, Healthcare-related trainee
Type of Organization: Secular NGO
Type of Clinic: Standing Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
Less than $500
Trips for individuals
Individualized scheduling
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: 2 Weeks
Trips per Year to Latin America: 2
Cost per Week: Not available
Urban/Rural: Rural
Type of Volunteer: Not available
Type of Organization: Faith Based
Type of Clinic: Mobile or Informal Clinic, Standing Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
2-10
10-50
Country: Haiti, Jamaica
Length of Trip: Not Available
Trips per Year to Latin America: Not available
Cost per Week: $850
Urban/Rural: Not available
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider, Healthcare-related trainee
Type of Organization: Faith Based
Type of Clinic: Not available
Overall Rating: Not rated
$500-$1000
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: Not Available
Trips per Year to Latin America: 1
Cost per Week: $950
Urban/Rural: Rural
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider, Nurse, Pharmacist
Type of Organization: Faith Based
Type of Clinic: Mobile or Informal Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
$500-$1000
1 or fewer
10-50
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: 1 Week
Trips per Year to Latin America: 2
Cost per Week: $2,300
Urban/Rural: Rural
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider, Nurse, Healthcare-related trainee
Type of Organization: Secular NGO
Type of Clinic: Mobile or Informal Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
More than $2000
2-10
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: 1 Week
Trips per Year to Latin America: 4
Cost per Week: $1,400
Urban/Rural: Both
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider, Healthcare-related trainee
Type of Organization: Faith Based
Type of Clinic: Mobile or Informal Clinic, Standing Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
$1000-$2000
2-10
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: 1 Week
Trips per Year to Latin America: 6
Cost per Week: Not available
Urban/Rural: Both
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider, Healthcare-related trainee
Type of Organization: Secular NGO
Type of Clinic: Standing Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
2-10, Bring your own team
Bring your own team
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: 1 Week
Trips per Year to Latin America: 4
Cost per Week: Not available
Urban/Rural: Rural
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider, Healthcare-related trainee
Type of Organization: Faith Based
Type of Clinic: Standing Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
2-10
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: 2 Weeks
Trips per Year to Latin America: 5
Cost per Week: Not available
Urban/Rural: Rural
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider
Type of Organization: Secular NGO
Type of Clinic: Mobile or Informal Clinic, Standing Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
2-10
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: 1 Week
Trips per Year to Latin America: 3
Cost per Week: $500
Urban/Rural: Rural
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider
Type of Organization: Faith Based
Type of Clinic: Mobile or Informal Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
$500-$1000
2-10
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: More than 2 Weeks
Trips per Year to Latin America: Not available
Cost per Week: Not available
Urban/Rural: Rural
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider, Nurse, Chiropractor/Physiotherapist, Healthcare-related trainee
Type of Organization: Faith Based
Type of Clinic: Standing Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
Trips for individuals
Individualized scheduling
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: Not Available
Trips per Year to Latin America: 4
Cost per Week: Not available
Urban/Rural: Rural
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider, Healthcare-related trainee
Type of Organization: Secular NGO
Type of Clinic: Mobile or Informal Clinic, Standing Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
2-10
Less than 10
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: 1 Week
Trips per Year to Latin America: Not available
Cost per Week: Not available
Urban/Rural: Urban
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider, Nurse, Pharmacist, Chiropractor/Physiotherapist, Healthcare-related trainee
Type of Organization: Faith Based
Type of Clinic: Standing Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: 1 Week
Trips per Year to Latin America: Not available
Cost per Week: $700
Urban/Rural: Rural
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider
Type of Organization: Faith Based
Type of Clinic: Mobile or Informal Clinic, Standing Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
$500-$1000
Bring your own team
Bring your own team
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: 1 Week
Trips per Year to Latin America: Not available
Cost per Week: $850
Urban/Rural: Rural
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider
Type of Organization: Secular NGO
Type of Clinic: Standing Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
$500-$1000
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: 1 Week
Trips per Year to Latin America: Not available
Cost per Week: Not available
Urban/Rural: Not available
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider, Nurse
Type of Organization: Faith Based
Type of Clinic: Mobile or Informal Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: 1 Week
Trips per Year to Latin America: 7
Cost per Week: Not available
Urban/Rural: Rural
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider, Nurse, Pharmacist
Type of Organization: Secular NGO
Type of Clinic: Not available
Overall Rating: Not rated
2-10
10-50
Country: Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras
Length of Trip: 1 Week
Trips per Year to Latin America: 4
Cost per Week: $850
Urban/Rural: Rural
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider
Type of Organization: Faith Based
Type of Clinic: Mobile or Informal Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
$500-$1000
2-10
10-50
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: 1 Week
Trips per Year to Latin America: 12
Cost per Week: Not available
Urban/Rural: Both
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider, Nurse, Chiropractor/Physiotherapist
Type of Organization: Secular NGO
Type of Clinic: Mobile or Informal Clinic, Standing Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
Bring your own team
Bring your own team
Country: Haiti
Length of Trip: Not Available
Trips per Year to Latin America: Not available
Cost per Week: Not available
Urban/Rural: Rural
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider
Type of Organization: Faith Based
Type of Clinic: Mobile or Informal Clinic
Overall Rating: Not rated
Found 125 Results.
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Volunteer organizations are evaluated according to our framework of literature-based best practice recommendations. These represent practices that our panel of academics, program administrators, and volunteers all agreed were important for a short-term international medical project. They are a starting point in your efforts to find a placement that benefits host communities.
Sustainability
Collaboration between the sending organization and local health services.
Continuity of Care and a clear referral process for higher levels of care.
Continuous presence of organizational staff or a partner organization in the host community.
Local leadership by including a local medical provider in clinical care on the medical mission.
Education
Capacity building by training host providers, local health workers, or community health workers.
Public health work or health promotion to address the community’s health concerns.
Preparedness
Volunteer pre-screening with an application process and confirmation of credentials.
Pre-departure training with cultural/clinical orientation.
Written clinical protocols describing scope of practice for volunteers.
Adequate resources and a clear pathway to obtain advanced tests.
Efficiency
Publicity, including advance promotion of visiting clinics to the host community, or a well-known clinic location.
A Staffing plan describing future medical mission needs and a recruitment strategy.
A Triage or priority system in place for clinic patients.
Impact and Safety
Written post-trip feedback or debriefing from volunteers.
Medical records that are easily accessible to future volunteers.
Evidence-based clinical guidelines for volunteers, describing an approach to common diseases in the community
Cost Effectiveness
Transparency on financial costs faced by organization.
Knowledge of financial cost to community associated with hosting volunteers.