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Solanus completes several medical missions each year around the world thanks to volunteers like you!
Do you have what it takes? Do you sense the need to give back? Do you feel the call for adventure and service?
All medical specialties are welcome. Apply now!
Our patients, who are often very sick and in pain, cannot afford to be treated for their various conditions. Two to three times a year, a team of 20-30 volunteers finance their own trip to Honduras to help as many patients as we can.
Our team is composed of a limited number of very specialized and dedicated individuals. Each volunteer is an equal and integral member of the team, and each of us fulfill a specific role. We all depend on each other. Once you make the commitment and are accepted as a member of this team, we are counting on you!!
The mission coordinators will do team assignments for the week. We will take into consideration the needs of the surgeons and the experience of the individual team members. Please let us know if you have any special strengths or particular talents that you will be bringing to the team.
For example, some work better with pediatrics, others have experience with orthopedic, gynecology, ophthalmology, dentistry, etc.
Positions we need filled:
▪ Surgeons
▪ CRNAs
▪ Surgical Assistants
▪ Physician Assistants
▪ Nurse Practitioners
▪ Nurses
▪ Anesthesia techs.
▪ OR techs
▪ Other health professionals for the operating rooms that are able to scrub or circulate,
▪ One or two non-medical volunteers may be included with specific talents, and possibly one or two experienced Medical Students.
The Surgical Missions have included General Surgery, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Gynecology, Plastic Surgery, ENT, Urology, Podiatry, Ophthalmology and even Dentistry when available.
Each team member is responsible for paying for the hotel, food/tips, and your flight. Of course, each trip is different because the cost of the flights varies. The average cost per team member is approximately $1000.
This opportunity is located in Comayagua, Honduras.
Translators will be available in the evaluation rooms, Pre Op, PACU, and wherever they are needed. Translators will be available in the evaluation rooms, Pre Op, PACU, and wherever they are needed.
We will be staying at Hotel la Posada de mi Viejo. It is clean, bright, comfortable, and quiet. The large rooms are air conditioned with more than adequate for one or two people. There is Wi-Fi, which is best in the Lobby area and a pool in the courtyard. Solanus will make a group reservation. You will mark on the Registration Form if you prefer a double or single room, as well as if you have food allergies or preferences. The hotel will be approximately $275 for the week with double occupancy and approximately $400 for single occupancy. Please plan to pay your hotel bill on the Friday evening of your trip. You may pay in cash with US dollars, but credit cards are also accepted.
We will be eating our meals in the restaurant at the hotel. Beer and wine are also available to place on your room tab. The food and tips will be $150 per person for the entire week. This $150 covers all of your meals at the hotel and hospital, some break room snacks, and tips for the week. You will pay your hotel bill while in Comayagua.