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Program Objectives:
- Provide timely information to members of the Notre Dame and Saint Mary's community interested in working for independently sponsored medical missions around the world.
- Promote the accomplishments of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's alumni/ae engaged in medical service, and whenever possible, identify and promote organized efforts, which may engage alumni participation.
- Connect interested alumni with medical professionals who can best match their time and talent with available medical service opportunities.
Featured Programs:
Hopital Sainte Croix, Lèogâne, Haiti
Lymphatic Filariasis is a crippling disease associated with poverty that affects an estimated 120 million people in 80 countries worldwide. Notre Dame's Lymphatic Filariasis Program, otherwise known as the LF Program, is based in Haiti, a country considered to be the poorest and most crowded country in the Western Hemisphere. Volunteers carry out the majority of their work in Lèogâne.
Please see their website for more details.
CRUDEM Foundation: Hôpital Sacré Coeur, Milot, Haiti
Hôpital Sacré Coeur, supported by the CRUDEM Foundation (Center for the Rural Development of Milot), is the largest private hospital in the North of Haiti. Located in the town of Milot, the 73 bed hospital has provided uninterrupted service for 23 years. Hôpital Sacré Coeur is a premier Haitian healthcare facility and has become a beacon of hope for the people of Northern Haiti.
Notre Dame alumnus, Peter J. Kelly, M.D '72, is the current CRUDEM board president and William B. Guyol, Jr., M.D. '78 is a board member.
There are many ways to support this successful mission. Please e-mail Peter J. Kelly, M.D. at LPPJS@aol.com about getting involved.
Health and Education for Haiti
This Maryland-based nonprofit runs medical mission trips to Haiti during October, February, and June. Ideally, each volunteer medical team has twelve members: four physicians, two PAs or NPs, four RNs, paramedics or EMTs, one pharmacist, and one medical laboratory technologist. Approximately, 1,000 patients are treated on each week-long visit. Many professionals note the vast breadth of conditions they encounter. The personal cost of the medical mission is $800. Founded by ND alumnus, Charles McCarthy '92, with his friends and support from their parish, this organization seeks to work collaboratively with the Haitian people to address their critical needs, especially those related to health and education.
Andean Health & Development, Inc.
A U.S.- based not for profit organization, Andean Health & Development, Inc. is based in rural Ecuador, South America. Founded in 1997 by two Notre Dame alumni, David Gaus, M.D., '84 and Erik Janowsky, '87, along with Tom Chiller, MD, the Andean Health & Development, Inc. was created as a sustainable model of primary health care delivery. The program currently addresses the health needs of more than 70,000 residents throughout the poor tropical region of Pedro Vicente Maldonado.
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Helping Hands Medical Missions
Located in Irving, Texas, the HELPING HANDS Medical Missions is a nonprofit organization providing humanitarian aid in rural areas of developing countries. It offers its volunteers a transforming experience and the opportunity to share their faith while selflessly serving the needs of others.
Our goals:
- To provide medical care and surgery to the less fortunate in developing countries.
- To bring hope and give witness of the love of Christ.
- To work for a "Culture of Life" in the spirit of the Gospel.
You can contact Lupita Assad, R.N. at mission@hhmm.org for additional program information.
Jamaica Outreach Program
Sponsored through the St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Parish, in Naples, Florida, the Jamaica Outreach Program assists the poor in Kingston, Jamaica through a variety of medically related services. The project was initiated in 1997, and since that time St. John parishioners and friends generously have donated their time, skills and funds necessary to support this program that provides for the medical, educational and spiritual needs of the Kingston community.
The parishioners work with St. Pius X parish, which serves 15,000 to 20,000 indigent people in the Olympic Gardens area of west Kingston. The All Care Medical Clinic at St.Pius X provides medical, dental, and eye care, plus all the medicines, supplies, and eye glasses are supplied free. The clinic has two Jamaican doctors who see patients four days a week. They provide basic medical and minor surgical care to all the people who utilize the clinic from the neighborhood, regardless of their race, gender, creed, or church affiliation.
There's plenty for everyone to do on each trip. The eye clinic needs more optometrists and ophthalmologist volunteers, as does the dental clinic need dentists and hygienists. The medical clinic can always use GP's, Internists, and Pediatricians. We are looking for more medical volunteers, nurses, doctors, dentists, etc.
For additional information you can contact Al Kerns '62, who serves as the Board Chairman and Medical Committee Chairman of the Jamaica Outreach Program at St. John the Evangelist Parish, in Naples, Florida.
Camp John Marc
Located in Meridian, Texas, Camp John Marc exists to improve the quality of life of children with chronic illnesses or major physical disabilities, while providing necessary daily medical treatment. Within an atmosphere of fun, our goal is to enhance the self-esteem of such special children by providing a common bond through organized activities, cultivating in each individual the attitude "I can do it."
The essence of this camp program is: nurturing health-impaired children's positive self-image, providing peer interaction, allowing a chance for adventure and exploration in the great out-of-doors. Hopefully this will lead to an increased capacity to cope with their illness or disability.
Camp John Marc utilizes community and medical volunteers to provide program support and quality medical care and treatment in the camp setting. The governing board of Camp John Marc believes in the campers' right to discovery and adventure in nature's world, and in their chance to see, touch, play, and feel better.
Mission Doctors Association
Mission Doctors Association supports the efforts of Catholic doctors and their families serving at Mission Hospitals and Clinics in Latin America and Africa. Founded in 1957, Mission Doctors Association has two programs; long-term is 3 years following 4-month formation program. This formation program runs from August thru December with classes that include Scripture, Theology, and Catholic Social Doctrine. This program is intended to prepare individuals to offer their professional skills in light of their Catholic faith. Short-term opportunities exist - to serve along side doctors serving long term; 1 - 3 months. Candidates for short-term are invited to attend a weekend Retreat / Seminar. On this weekend those who have served short and long-term offer their stories, and information is provided on international medical license, visas, travel insurance, etc. For both short and long-term program room and board are provided by the Facility and/or Bishop of the diocese where the facility is located. Additionally long-term medical missionaries also receive airfare, insurance, and a small stipend. Support varies for short-term based upon need.
For more information visit our website: http://www.MissionDoctors.org.
Rotaplast
Rotaplast is a world-community service project that partners with medical professionals and Rotary Clubs to provide free reconstructive surgery to underserved children worldwide.
Rotaplast Mission Statement:
To help eliminate untreated cleft lip and palate deformities by the year 2025.
Dr. Angelo Capozzi, plastic surgeon, ND'56 and San Francisco Rotary Club President Peter Lagarius founded Rotaplast Int'l Inc. in 1992. In 1993, Rotaplast did one medical mission to La Serena, Chile and during the past ten years has expanded to 15 medical missions in 2003 to such countries as Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala, El Salvador, Ecuador, Vietnam, China and the Philippines.
The core surgical program has expanded to include genetic research, a multidisciplinary approach including dentistry, orthodontics and speech pathology along with an emphasis on education and training of local medical professionals. Volunteer opportunities include the following medical services:
- Plastic Surgeons
- Anesthesiologists
- Pediatricians
- Operating room nurses
- Recovery room nurses
- Dentists
- Orthodontists
- Speech Pathologists
For additional information, contact:
Angelo Capozzi, M. D.
angelou11@aol.com
acapozzi@shrinenet.org
Telephone:
Work: 916 453-2054
Home: 415 435-8144
Touching Tiny Lives
Touching Tiny Lives Foundation (TTLF) was founded by former Peace Corps volunteer Ken Storen (ND '92) in the southern African country of Lesotho. TTLF operates an orphanage housing 20 children impacted or orphaned by the AIDS epidemic, as well as a medical outreach program for 40 additional children in surrounding villages. The Foundation enjoys wide support from within the Notre Dame extended family - including financial support from numerous alumni clubs, academic support for undergraduate service and academic programs sponsored by the Department of Anthropology, numerous faculty and alumni members on the Board of Directors, as well as the distinction of Father Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C. serving as the Honorary Director of Touching Tiny Lives Foundation.
Touching Tiny Lives is an opportunity for physicians and qualified medical care providers to extend care for the children of Lesotho impacted by this devastating disease. The primary focus of work is assisting children with basic medical needs resulting from the opportunistic diseases associated with AIDS - nutritional, respiratory, gastrointestinal, dermatological, etc. Additional local medical expertise is available to support health care issues specifically related to AIDS and ARV medications. Ideally volunteers will be available for periods equal to or in excess of two weeks. Lodging is provided on-site, supportive information on care of the AIDS child is provided, and assistance is given with travel logistics.
For additional information, contact:
Daniel J. Towle, M.D. (ND'77)
913.522.2263
djtowle@earthlink.net
Healing the Children
Healing the Children provides provides services in the US and throughout the world. HTC serves children who cannot obtain medical care and treatment. Medical teams travel to countries with a high need and HTC also brings children to the US when they cannot be treated in their home country. HTC also helps American children who have fallen through the cracks. HTC provides medical care and treatment without regard to religious belief, national origin, political views, or cultural differences. HTC's definition of medical care includes medical, surgical, and dental care in hospitals, clinics, and temporary locations.
HTC collaborates with businesses, government agencies, other non-profit organizations and service organizations in the US and around the world. HTC selects countries and locations where we are invited, which are reasonable, and where we can benefit children in need.
For additional information, contact:
Healing the Children National Office
PO Box 9065
Spokane, WA 99209-9065
Phone: 509-327-4281
Email: respond@healingthechildren.org
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ BEFORE PROCEEDING
The following volunteer opportunities for medical missions and related resources offered by the Alumni Office on this site are provided for informational purposes only and merely as a courtesy to Notre Dame alumni, Saint Mary's College alumnae, and other visitors to this site. The University has not investigated or visited any of these volunteer programs or activities, does not endorse or sponsor them, and cannot vouch for the content, accuracy or reliability of any of the information provided about them on this site or in various links from this site.
THE UNIVERSITY MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, CONCERNING THE QUALITY, RELIABILITY, SAFETY OR SECURITY OF THE PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES LISTED ON THIS WEBSITE.
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