Medical Volunteer requirements

From day one you will be working side by side with local doctors and nurses, using your medical skills as they complete their daily tasks. You will have plenty of direct patient contact and the opportunity to participate in house visits as well as working in the lab and pharmacy. What makes Montanita a truly great medical volunteering experience is the level of patiFrom day one you will be working side by side with local doctors and nurses, using your medical skills as they complete their daily tasks. You will have plenty of direct patient contact and the opportunity to participate in house visits as well as working in the lab and pharmacy. What makes Montanita a truly great medical volunteering experience is the level of patient interaction and the willingness of your supervisors to share their knowledge and skills. Both of which will contribute immeasurably to your professional development.

Local clinics of Santa María del Fiat Clínica & Futuro Valdivia Clínica and Manglaralto Hospitalave all raved about what a fantastic opportunity it was to learn about healthcare in a developing country. Helping them develop their medical skills by gaining hands on experience while making a real difference to the life quality of our impoverished rural community.

Manglaralto Hospital provides a different kind of medical experience through the delivery of community healthcare projects . The Hospital Director is excited about working with our volunteers out in the countryside and believes your assistance is much needed.

To ensure that the assistance we give our medical partners is worthwhile and ethical, we have a few requirements that medical volunteers need to meet:

Minimum medical volunteering period: 4 weeks student, please indicate your course of study, your current year of study and your anticipated year of graduation

You will need to send us a copy of your CV, which should cover the following:

•  Area of studies or Profession (Eg, medical student, dental student, EMT, nurse etc)
• Years of eYears of experience in your healthcare related profession. If you are a student, please indicate your course of study, your current year of study and your anticipated year of graduation
•  The school or university where you are currently studying or have studied
•  The reason you wish to participate in our Medical Volunteering Program; letter of interest to cover any Academic requirement for studies, professional interests or personal goals
•  Areas of interest in which area you would prefer to do your rotation (Eg. Family practice. General medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, medical team, home visits, etc.)
•  Your current level of Spanish

When we have received satisfactory personal information, we then need an official letter of recommendation from your dean, supervisor, or sponsor stating that you are in good standing and that you are being recommended to participate in our Medical Volunteering program.

Once you have satisfactorily completed the above, and there is availability, your volunteer placement will be confirmed. You will then receive a volunteer agreement that will need to be signed and returned to our volunteer coordinator before you arrival. When you arrive in Montanita you will need to bring a few things with you:

•  Copy of your passport
•  Copy of your medical insurance card
•  Scrubs (two sets and if possible a stethoscope)