Medical Volunteer Program
Description:
Positions can range from In-Hospital, Outpatient Care or Clinic Setting. Community Outreach Placements are made by matching requests from mission hospitals and clinics and CMMB run offices and programs. Some US trained skills are unrecognized overseas and placement is difficult to find for: EMT's, Medical Assistants, CNA's, etc. There are no opportunities for students on any level. Placements are limited to US and Canadian trained/licensed personnel.
Highlights:
All placements provide free room and board; Basic Insurance: Accidental Life, Liability, Malpractice, Medivac. Those volunteers going 1 year or longer receive full health insurance; modest monthly stipend and all travel expenses. Most needs are for long term volunteers (1 year or longer) although there are opportunities for those willing to volunteer for a shorter amount of time.
Qualifications:
Physicians; Surgeons; Nurses; Dentists; Pharmacists; Therapists (PT, OT, etc.) Mid-level Practitioners; Lab Techs; X-ray Techs; Medical Social Workers; Counselors
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Cost in US$: None
Salary / Pay: Long-term volunteers receive a monthly stipend.
Experience Required: no
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Volunteer Types :
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- AIDS
- community health
- family planning
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- health
- health care
- health education
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- hospital
- nursing
- office work
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Typical Volunteer: There's no typical volunteer. Volunteer opportunities are too diverse!
Age Range: 21 - 75 years
This Program is open to
American
and Canadian
Participants.
This Program is also open to
Couples and Individuals
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Typical Living Arrangements :
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Participants Travel
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
or
in Groups
Application Process Involves:
- In-Person Interview when Feasible
- Letters of Reference
- Other
- Phone Interview
- Physical Exam/Health Records
- Resume
- Written Application
Post-Program Services Include:
- Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB)'s Mission Statement: CMMB is a non-profit, religious, organization that provides services and deliver aid without regard to creed, race, sex, or national or political circumstance. CMMB's Medical Volunteer Program (MVP) recruits licensed health care providers from the USA and Canada.
Year Founded: 1928
Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) is a Roman Catholic based organization. We do require our participants to be of the same faith. Our volunteers will not be involved in religious proselytizing.
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