Med Access InTERNATIONAL Volunteers Change Lives
Since we established in 2000, our team has organized more than 20 medical humanitarian missions to some of the most impoverished areas of Latin America and Asia. People travel by foot, by bus, and on the backs of pickups and flatbed trucks to see our volunteers for a chance to receive medical care they could never afford.
While the specific makeup of each medical mission varies, our teams typically include pharmacists, pediatricians, general internal medicine doctors, OBGYNs, dentists, eye doctors, prosthetists, neurologists, urologists, general surgeons, cardiologists, orthopedic surgeons, plastic and maxillofacial surgeons, anesthesiologists, scrub techs, nurses, and interpreters.
Our volunteers share the latest Western medical knowledge involving everything from sanitation and hygiene to surgical techniques and the management of ICUs and recovery rooms. In some instances, our volunteers have also taught local doctors and technicians how to use modern medical equipment that has been donated to them by other organizations that they do not know how to use.
We select volunteers for our medical missions based on their professional education, licensing, and experience. Our mission team leaders handle the initial screening of mission applicants and make recommendations to our Board of Directors for final acceptance. We seek volunteers from every healthcare specialty, including but not limited to dentistry, optometry, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, plastic and maxillofacial surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, urology, physical therapy, prosthetics, and pharmacy.
Our team also seeks surgical and medical support team volunteers, including anesthesiologists, nurses, surgical technicians, and interpreters. Optometrists and neurologists have also participated in our missions from time to time. A limited number of student volunteers are used on the biggest missions as well, provided they can fulfill specific mission support functions identified by our Board of Directors.
VOLUNTEER FoRM
Students For Med Access International
Students make a difference, too! On missions, they are assigned a wide range of medical mission support functions. Many have served as Spanish language interpreters and “runners.” Runners help us maintain crowd control in addition to sorting incoming patients into the appropriate lines and waiting areas at hospitals and other mission locations for triage and other medical and dental consultations. We also apply students in critical miscellaneous areas, such as transporting disabled patients through treatment stations and providing assistance to patients who need help finding specific treatment providers, since our missions typically take place in large hospital facilities. Students also help pack and unpack boxes of medical equipment and supplies, as well as providing translation and other assistance for our pharmacy team. Student volunteers also relay information and/or supplies between mission volunteers. In addition to all of these tasks, students provide health and hygiene education and support in local languages.
Become a Volunteer!
Apply Now!
We are currently accepting applications for our 2025 mission and future missions. Positions are limited, so please apply as early as possible!
If your application is approved to participate, a fee will be due upon acceptance to help cover the cost of mission logistics, such as food and lodging. Adults and students/minors are $750 each.
Fundraise
Fundraising for charity can be a fun and amazing activity for all ages
Anyone can support a great cause and help those in need. With the help of Facebook fundraisers, fundraising for Med Access International is easy and quick. This fundraiser can be in honor of your birthday, for the holidays, for #GivingTuesday, in memorial tribute to a loved one, or just because. Your donation through fundraising will go directly towards our 2025 medical mission to Dominican Republic and future missions. Facebook will give Med Access International the full amount you raise without any additional charges.
To start a fundraiser, visit our Facebook page under "Fundraisers.”
Next, on the right side of the page click "Raise Money" to begin the fundraiser setup.
If you are having trouble with your fundraiser setup, reach out to us via email.
