Zamora, Ecuador: Volunteering in Mission Clinic of our Lady of Guadalupe

  Ecuador

• All Other Regions of Ecuador: 
Rural Areas

Durations of Program: 3-6 months, 7-12 months and 1-2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months

Description: This clinic serves a poor indigenous population with few other options for care. This modern facility is located on the grounds of a Catholic mission in the pueblo of Guadalupe. There are three examining rooms, an operating theater, two dental suites, optometric services, a pharmacy, and a laboratory. They have also organized mobile health fairs to other remote under-served regions. A hospital can be reached in two hours.

Highlights: Volunteers have come from the United States, Great Britain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Canada, Austria, Australia, Germany, Ecuador, and Ireland. Surgeons have generally been accompanied by an anesthesiologist and nurse. Volunteers of all faiths are welcome. Knowledge of Spanish is helpful; however a bilingual nurse is on premises. Health care workers may come for a minimum of two weeks or for several months. Transportation is not covered but lodging and meals are supplied, with a separate residence overlooking the river valley and Andes.

Qualifications: Internists, pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dentists, gynecologists, otolaryngologists, general surgeons, ophthalmologists, and anesthesiologists are being recruited to volunteer at a rural health clinic in the tropical highlands of Ecuador along the Peruvian border.

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 25 to 65

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian and European Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Ecuador Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Resume
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Job and Internship Network

Clinica Misional "Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe"'s Mission Statement: Rooted in the healing ministry of Jesus Christ, and open to all needy persons, the Mission Clinic works to provide quality sustainable health and dental care to those people who live in the Parroquia Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe in Zamora-Chinchipe Province and the other underserved citizens of southern Ecuador.

Year Founded: 2001

Clinica Misional "Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe" is a roman catholic based organization. We do not require our participants to be of the same faith. Our volunteers will not be involved in religious proselytizing.