{"id":1393,"date":"2011-02-16T10:48:44","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T14:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/?p=1393"},"modified":"2011-02-16T10:48:44","modified_gmt":"2011-02-16T14:48:44","slug":"medical-team-volunteers-needed-in-haiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2011\/02\/medical-team-volunteers-needed-in-haiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Team Volunteers Needed in Haiti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PORTLAND, OR (February 15, 2011) \u2013 Because the cholera epidemic in Haiti has  subsided, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicalteams.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Medical Teams  International<\/a> has loosened its requirement for medical personnel to  participate in upcoming mission trips.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6657\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Haiti medical clinic\" src=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/02\/MTI.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>New participants no longer need to have disaster response experience. Medical  Teams, which partners with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/relief\/\" target=\"_blank\">Covenant World Relief<\/a> (CWR), is seeking professionals who also  attend Evangelical Covenant churches to join them on a mission trip to Haiti  April 28 to May 6. Those interested in participating must contact the  organization by February 26 to allow time for the screening process.<\/p>\n<p>Medical professionals needed are doctors comfortable serving as internists or  generalists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and  paramedics.<\/p>\n<p>Medical professionals interested in participating should email either  Covenant World Relief director <a href=\"mailto:david.husby@covchurch.org\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Husby<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:chrissy.palmerlee@covchurch.org\" target=\"_blank\">Chrissy Palmerlee<\/a> or call CWR offices at 773-907-3301.<\/p>\n<p>Below are requirements to participate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Compassion for people in need<\/li>\n<li>Willing to work in difficult situations and challenging environments<\/li>\n<li>Good general health<\/li>\n<li>Valid passport<\/li>\n<li>Current professional license (as applicable)<\/li>\n<li>Completed application materials<\/li>\n<li>Current doctor-recommended immunizations<\/li>\n<li>Ability to pay and\/or fund-raise for travel, in-country expenses, and admin  fee (includes ACE emergency evacuation insurance)<\/li>\n<li>Ability to acquire needed team supplies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=1393&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PORTLAND, OR (February 15, 2011) \u2013 Because the cholera epidemic in Haiti has subsided, Medical Teams International has loosened its requirement for medical personnel to participate in upcoming mission trips. 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