Mission Objective:Provide primary medical and dental healthcare services to Dominican banana and rice farm workers and their families. Volunteers are needed for each of the five weeks listed, minimum one week service (Saturday to Saturday)

MISSION CONTACTS

Mission Director: Tom Eklund
Chief Medical Officer: Elizabeth Geddes
Coordinator/Logistics Officer:  Courtney Barrett

Volunteers Needed

Healthcare Professionals Needed:

Primary Care Physicians	4	Volunteer
Dentists	4	Volunteer
Dental Assistants/Hygienists	4	Volunteer
Pharmacists	2	Volunteer
Nurses/PAs	4	Volunteer

Support Personnel, Including Osteopathic Medical Students, Needed:

Medical Students	8	Volunteer
Dental Students	8	Volunteer
Family Members/Community Volunteers	8	Volunteer

HOUSING

HOST COUNTRY INFORMATION

Will the host country be providing government support?: Yes
If yes, what type?: Provincial Health Director and Banana Free Trade Organization will be providing support with customs, follow-up care. Key Dominican partner is past hospital director and provincial health director.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
No CME credits offered.

Trip is coordinated in conjunction with Orphanage Outreach Health Corps, which has been working in the DR since 1994. Full-time in-country staff will manage clinic logistics. www.orphanage-outreach.org