mm2124 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hello, I am new to the forum and was wondering if anyone has any information about any organizations that hire PAs or allow PAs to volunteer medical assistance in areas in the world that are in need. I know that Doctor's Without Borders takes NPs but does not take PAs, so I was wondering if there was other organizations out there with similar goals. If anyone has any experience volunteering their time/skills or working abroad I would also be interested in hearing your story as well. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted January 9, 2012 Moderator Share Posted January 9, 2012 many organizations take pa's. there is a list at the homepage for physician assistants for global health. my favorite is this one: www.nycmedics.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted January 9, 2012 Moderator Share Posted January 9, 2012 http://www.capecares.com based in MA but takes volunteers from all over the country great organization - been on 3 trips with them primary care medicine Cradle to grave - one to 3 week trips to honduras REALLY great experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eventide Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Here's some links of interest that I found last year. There are some volunteer organization links here too. Also, be sure to join PAs for Global Health (see my signature) to communicate with others with similar passions. Good luck! Be a PA in Ontario, Canada! http://www.healthforceontario.ca/Work/OutsideOntario/HealthProfessionalsOutsideOntario/OntarioPhysicianAssistantInitiative.aspx NYC Medics, a disaster relief volunteer organization utilizing PAs in Haiti, for example: http://www.nycmedics.org/ Informative article in JAAPA, which also includes many links to more information on medical 'voluntourism': http://www.jaapa.com/health-care-volunteerism-what-pas-need-to-know-before-making-a-trip/article/169097/ Hot off the press: the most comprehensive source on everything about the PA profession, including global expansion. As I have also discovered via this Facebook group, "Information about the PA development internationally is fragmented" (503). This book is great at putting it all together for us. http://www.fadavis.com/online_store/catalog/catalog_detail.cfm?publication_id=2373 International Academy of Physician Associate Educators: http://www.iapae.org/ Brand New forum heading at PAforums http://www.physicianassistantforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/352-International-Physician-Assistant'>http://www.physicianassistantforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/352-International-Physician-Assistant New from the AAPA: the best bank of International PA resources I have yet to find: http://www.aapa.org/advocacy-and-practice-resources/practice-resources/international Another JAAPA article on the PA profession in South Australia, one year later: http://www.jaapa.com/pa-profession-in-south-australia-one-year-later/article/160936/ Medical missions are a great foray into international medicine. Check out this PA's experience in Haiti on page 50 of Advance: http://physician-assistant.advanceweb.com/ebook/magazine.aspx?EBK=PA113009#/50/ Lovely article in JAAPA. Physician Assistant utilization is ever-increasing worldwide: http://www.jaapa.com/its-time-for-an-international-congress-of-physician-assistants/article/158939/ Want to work for the Feds in places such as Moscow, Yaounde, and Jakarta? There's openings for Foreign Service Health Practioners and more at: http://www.usajobs.gov/ The Arctic? http://www.remotemedical.com/Physicians-Assistant The PA Forum: great resource for reaching out to students and certified PA's for just about anything. http://www.physicianassistantforum.com/forums/ Disaster Response deployment with IMSuRT: http://www.imsurtwest.com/ http://www2.massgeneral.org/news/releases/010704imsurt.htm?id=9930 Here is one option for international medical missions: http://www.facebook.com/islonline http://www.islonline.org/programs/health/ AAPA's International Updates page: http://www.aapa.org/advocacy-and-practice-resources/practice-resources/international/international-update Here's an example of a Duke PA taking it internationally: http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2009/11/03/elizabeth_sheehan_has_a_radical_yet_simple_plan_to_bring_health_care_to_the_third_world/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted January 9, 2012 Moderator Share Posted January 9, 2012 there are 113 organizations that take pa's with current openings listed here: http://www.medicalmissions.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterallsummer Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Great thread! If you do a search there are a few others out there with lots of good links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mm2124 Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 thank you all for your responses!! I appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Steve Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Remote Medical International http://www.remotemedical.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klb48 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I'm going to Haiti in April with http://www.medicalstudentmissions.org for a one week trip doing mobile medical clinics in Verrettes. Seems like a good group and it should be a wonderful experience. I will let you all know once I go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amela Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 This is a great thread. I was doing some research on where can PAs volunteer internationally for disaster response. I first thought of The Doctors Without Boarders and found out that they don't take PAs and got discouraged. Then I found this thread and felt so much better. Thanks ventana, EMEDPA, eventide, klb48 and Just Steve Here is one more http://www.peaceworkmedical.com/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted March 2, 2012 Moderator Share Posted March 2, 2012 these guys were profiled on cnn last week and also take pa's. http://www.floatingdoctors.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted March 2, 2012 Moderator Share Posted March 2, 2012 these guys were profiled on cnn last week and also take pa's.www.floatingdoctors.com oh boy printed out that page...... wife and I might be trying that one out.... who has the dramamine??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMD16 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I really need to create more time and volunteer. Thank you all for all the links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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