SOUTHERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

MISSION DESCRIPTION

Mission Site: Southern Dominican Republic

Mission Dates: 1/14/12 - 1/19/12

Deadline for Receipt of Volunteer Applications: 12/1/11

Mission Objective: To provide primary care to patients and their families, as well as to conduct demographic research to help improve future missions, and teach students the value of volunteer work while improving their clinical, spanish language, and cultural skills. To provide assessments of KC Royals Academy baseball players. To determine the epidemiology of tropical disease states in order to improve future missions.

MISSION CONTACTS

Mission Director: John Dougherty, DO, FACOFP, FAOASM
Chief Medical Officers: John Dougherty, DO, FACOFP, FAOASM
Coordinator/Logistics Officer:  W. Joshua Cox, DO

Volunteers Needed:

Healthcare Professionals Needed:

Osteopathic Physicians
6

Support Personnel, Including Students, Needed:

Osteopathic Medical Students
6
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HOUSING

HOST COUNTRY INFORMATION

Will the host country be providing government support?: Yes: Public Health Demographic Coordination

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
No CME credits offered.