MEDICO (Medical, Eye & Dental International Care Organization, Inc.)
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| Web address: | www.medico.org |
| Nursing services: | Nurses will work alongside a doctor, work in the pharmacy filling prescriptions, help with triage, or an interpreter in the medical clinic area if Spanish is his/her skill. MEDICO provides medical, eye, and dental care to ruralized areas of Central America where there is little to no care available; Dynamic opportunity for nurses in all specialty areas. |
| Requirements: | Nursing License, Diploma, passport. Spanish is helpful, but not required. No previous mission experience required. |
| Cost: | Trip fee of $700 (includes most all in-country expenses) plus airfare from home |
| Location: | Honduras or Nicaragua |
| Length: | 1 week |
| Faith based: | No |
Contact information
| Organization email: | information@medico.org |
| Contact | Lynda Peters, Executive Director |
| Email | director@medico.org |
| Contact | Jean Davis, Team Coordinator |
| Email | information@medico.org |
| Address | 2955 Dawn Drive, Suite D, Georgetown, Texas, 76826, USA |
| Phone | 513-930-1893 |