Clinica Las Brisas

  Honduras

Term: Throughout the year 
Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: Year long

Description: This program started after the tragedy Hurricane Mitch. With so many in need, and generous donation of medicines and medical supplies from America and other countries concerned about Hondura's welfare after the disaster, the medical clinic just sort of naturally evolved.

Three years ago we began a medical and nursing student program for medical and nursing students to help serve and train in our clinic. It's a hands-on opportunity for students to learn and help treat the extent of unchecked disease when basic necessities of life are lacking. Both medical and pre-medical students have come from all over the world to do their medical electives and to just volunteer.

While with us you will work in the general medical clinic attending patients under a doctor's supervision . The doctor is here in the mornings. He leaves at noon and returns the next morning. He checks all your work every day. You may also work in the pharmacy filling prescriptions or doing inventory to help keep things in order. There is a local rehab center.

A typical day starts with seeing patients between 7:30 and 8:00. We attend patients until the last one is done, usually 4:30 or 5 pm.

Qualifications:
- Basic Spanish
- Good work habits
- Willing to bring donations of medicines and minor equipment

Minimum Education: Diploma/Certification

Cost in US$: $225.00 per week

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: One that will pursue a career in health care and has some experience with patient care, they are pre-meds to practicing physicians.

Age Range: 20 and older

This Program is open to World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Honduras Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 2

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Mountain Mover's Missions Clinic's Mission Statement: Mountain Mover's Mission International is a humanitarian non-profit organization which endeavors to build hope and stability in the lives of impoverished Hondurans by attending to the medical, educational, and physical needs in Danli and rural Honduras. It also aims to educate, expand, and infuse experience into its pre-medical, medical student, and physician volunteers in hopes that the true core behind medicine will be further revealed and remembered by each volunteer who works at the La Brisas Clinic in Danli.

Year Founded: 1998