Volunteer Medical Services Abroad Are you interested in volunteering your medical skills? This is a searchable index of US-based volunteer organizations that provide all types of medical services in underdeveloped countries. Programs needing help range from large well-known international agencies to small groups of a few individuals who assist one or two locations annually. The list includes US-based agencies whose goals are to provide education, direct medical care, or public health supervision. The list does not include organizations whose main goals are supplying medical equipment, offering tour packages with secondary volunteer activities, or recruiting non-medical volunteers (although many medical programs require logistical and administrative support). Accuracy. We have attempted to confirm information from the organizations directly, but some listings may be incomplete or may have changed. Questions regarding volunteer work should be directed to the agency. Additional information about some charities can be obtained from the Better Business Bureau's Philanthropic Advisory Service (http://www.bbb.org/reports/charity.asp) Most organizations require volunteers to be licensed in the jurisdictions where they practice. Physician specialists generally should be board-eligible or board-certified. Most agencies do not provide malpractice insurance. Feedback appreciated! Please help us keep this up-to-date and accurate. If you have been a volunteer you may want to add a comment. If you represent an agency please suggest additions or changes. You can contact the authors at: vmsa_search@pedsanesthesia.org. This database was created by the Committee for International Education and Service of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. Please check all relevant fields to return the most specific results. Organization name keyword search: Religious Affiliation(no selection implies no preference; multiple selections are possible) none Buddhist Christian Jewish Yes, Christian I want to go to:(no selection implies "Worldwide"; multiple selections are possible) Afghanistan Africa Albania American Samoa Angola Antigua Argentina Armenia Asia Australia Azerbaijan Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil British V.I. Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Caribbean Central African Republic Central America Chad Chechnya Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Czech Republic Darfur Democratic Republic of Congo Dominican Republic Eastern Europe Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europe Fiji Gabon Gaza Georgia Ghana Greece Grenada Grenadines Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Inner Mongolia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Korea DPR Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Marshall Is. Mexico Micronesia Middle East Moldova Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar-Burma Namibia Nepal New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North America Oman Pacific Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Puerto Rico Republic of Congo Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Slovak Republic Somalia South Africa South America South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Kitts St. Lucia St. Vincent Sudan Suriname Swaziland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Gambia Tibet Togo Trinidad Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United States Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam West Indies Western Samoa Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe I want to volunteer in this specialty: Surgical Physicians Medical Physicians Anesthesia Plastic Otorhinolarngology Oral/Maxillofacial Ob/Gyn Urology General Orthopedics Orthodontics Pediatric Cardiac Ophthalmology General Practice Dentistry Pediatrics Cardiology Public Health / Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Ob/Gyn Psychology / Psychiatry Surgical Nurses Non-Surgical Nurses Operating Room CRNA/AA Recovery Room General Medical / Surgical Nursing Family Planning Psychiatric Other Medical Volunteers Physician Assistant Nurse Practitioner Physical Therapists Optometrists Lab Techs X-Ray Techs Pharmacists Nutritionists OT Dental Hygienists Family Planners Respiratory Therapists For medical students and residents (all others skip this section): Does the agency accept medical students? Yes no n/a Does the agency accept resident trainees? Yes no n/a I am available for: Usual time commitment for volunteers:(no selection implies no preference; multiple selections are possible) weekend 1-3 weeks 4-8 weeks 3-6 months 6 months to 1 year 1 year or more varies Principal activities for volunteers:(no selection implies no preference; multiple selections are possible) Patient Care Education Public Health Student Elective Administration Advocacy HIV/AIDS Programs Infrastructure Program Development Prosthetics Referral Student Elective Abroad Supplies Survey Training Transportation Veterinary Service