Volunteering at medical centers

Doctors,dentists, nurses & Medical students

Volunteer doctors will work alongside Peruvian doctors in local medical centres in rural and urban areas, assisting in a wide range of procedures like delivering babies, treating epidemic diseases, creating and facilitating public health education and vaccination campaigns, and more.

Volunteer  Nurses  will have many opportunities to learn and practice with the doctor in the health center. In addition to assisting the doctor with patients, volunteer nurses should be prepared to develop and implement public health campaigns. This will involve spending time outside the health center, actively participating in the community.

Medical students will initially be able to learn from the more experienced volunteers in the Center. In addition to attending to patients, the medical students will be asked to develop and facilitate vaccination and public health campaigns. Health Education is crucial, and medical students will help facilitate educational workshops. This will entail spending time within the various communities and working with the Peruvian Ministry of Health (MINSA).

Positions available at: Huancayo amd Masamari (Rainforest)
Specific Qualifications:
* Full registration in home country for professionals
* Students who are currently attending a medical school or have medical experience.
* Functional Level of Spanish.
* 1 month minimum commitment.

 

Medical placements are in facilities with only spanish speaking medical workers.  Your ability to learn and help others will be dependent on your level of spanish.

 

 

While volunteering an optional Spanish school -SpanishNow is offered to those volunteers who want to improve their Spanish

 

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