Opportunity Details: UrgentLa Paz, Honduras
Surgical & Medical Assistance Relief TeamsDetailed DescriptionSurgical & Medical Assistance Relief Teams (S.M.A.R.T.) was founded in 1991 and has provided surgical, medical, and dental services to over 25,000 children in Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Ecuador. Since our inception, life changing major operations have been performed for over 8,000 children.
Our trip to La Paz, Honduras from October 11-15, 2007 will begin on a Thursday morning when participating volunteers fly to Houston and meet the other team members at the Houston Airport. Prior to the team arriving, our in-country partners, including local doctors, missionaries, and Lions Club members, will have pre-screened and evaluated potential patients with blood tests and physical exams. Team members will begin evaluating patients upon arrival at the host hospital on Thursday afternoon and the surgical team may begin operating on patients as early as 3:30 or 4 p.m. that same afternoon. The team will treat patients through Sunday and return to the US on Monday.
A typical team consists of Plastic Surgeons, ENT Surgeons, General Surgeons, or Orthopedic Surgeons, Dental, Chiropractic, and General Clinic personnel. For our upcoming mission trip to La Paz, Honduras from October 11-15, 2007 we are looking for a surgeon of any specialty to join an ENT surgeon and other team members. Location of Volunteer Opportunity:Contact Information:Agency Profile: Surgical & Medical Assistance Relief TeamsAgency Mission: To fulfill the medical and dental needs of poverty stricken Third World children and instill in them a sense of their value and self worth. To provide quality medical care at the lowest cost per patient possible by utilizing donated expertise, space, equipment and supplies.
Website: www.smartteams.org Opportunity open to:Actively Practicing Surgeons, Retirees, Residents
Active Practicing SurgeonsInterested surgeons are required to submit notarized copies of an active medical license, DEA certification, medical school diploma, and specialty certificates. These documents are necessary for the process of obtaining a reciprocal license in Honduras. The letter of invitation and our physicians' documentation will then be submitted to the Medical College in Honduras and the Ministry of Health. Approximately one month later, a reciprocal license is issued for each visiting physician in the form of a letter that allows them to treat patients at the host hospital in Honduras. RetireesInterested surgeons are required to submit notarized copies of an active medical license, DEA certification, medical school diploma, and specialty certificates. These documents are necessary for the process of obtaining a reciprocal license in Honduras. The letter of invitation and our physicians' documentation will then be submitted to the Medical College in Honduras and the Ministry of Health. Approximately one month later, a reciprocal license is issued for each visiting physician in the form of a letter that allows them to treat patients at the host hospital in Honduras.
ResidentsSurgical residents need to be accompanied by an attending physician or work under the supervision of a participating surgeon. Interested surgeons are required to submit notarized copies of an active medical license, DEA certification, medical school diploma, and specialty certificates. These documents are necessary for the process of obtaining a reciprocal license in Honduras. The letter of invitation and our physicians' documentation will then be submitted to the Medical College in Honduras and the Ministry of Health. Approximately one month later, a reciprocal license is issued for each visiting physician in the form of a letter that allows them to treat patients at the host hospital in Honduras.
DeadlineAugust 31, 2007
Other InformationApproximate costs for this trip are $1450 from Houston and $1575 from Kansas City. S.M.A.R.T. will make all of the travel arrangements for the team’s transportation, both by air and in-country. The team will stay at a local hotel and all of the meals will be prepared, except for one dinner out at a restaurant. Other SpecialtiesWe are also looking for 3 CRNAs, 5 nurses, a
dentist, podiatrist, chiropractor, and a general practice doctor for this
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