World Medical Mission
World Medical Mission, the medical arm of Samaritan's Purse, sends hundreds of medical professionals every year to 45 remote hospitals and clinics in the world's least-developed countries, both as short-term volunteers and through its Post-Residency Program. In addition, World Medical Mission serves as a lifeline to dozens of mission hospitals by providing millions of dollars' worth of critically needed medical equipment and supplies.
Voluntarios a Corto Plazo
Short-term volunteers spend anywhere from two weeks to one year serving at a remote hospital. Volunteers are self-funded and raise financial support to cover the cost of their trips. World Medical Mission assists with all logistical aspects of the trips, including flights, visas, medical licenses, in-country travel and lodging.
- Doctores, asistentes de doctores, audiólogos, cirujanos, terapistas ocupacionales, optometristas, anestesiólogos, enfermeras, dentistas y cualquier otro profesional en medicina son necesarios para servicio voluntario de corto tiempo.
- Una vez que han completado el proceso de selección y han sido aceptados en el programa, los voluntarios de World Medical Mission pueden escoger a donde servir de la lista de hospitales en necesidad de sus especialidades.
- World Medical Mission places volunteers at hospitals and clinics in Africa, Asia, Oceania, Latin America, and the Middle East.
- Since 1980, medical personnel have volunteered on some 15,395 occasions with World Medical Mission across 82 countries.
Post-Residents
World Medical Mission's Post-Residency Program is a fully funded, two-year program for Christian physicians and their families who desire to do medical missions. Through this program, post-residents work alongside veteran missionary doctors, allowing them to hone and develop the skills needed to practice medicine in a developing country. There is a desperate need for medical expertise in the developing world, and the Post-Residency Program trains and equips doctors to work in this setting.
- Después de completar el proceso de selección y ser aceptados en el programa, los post-residentes de World Medical Mission pueden escoger entre dos hospitales en necesidad de sus especialidades en particular.
- Since 2004, World Medical Mission has accepted 261 post-residents and placed them in hospitals around the globe. In 2025, 15 new post-residents will begin the two-year program.
- Currently, there are 110 former Post-Residents still serving in medical missions.
