DOCARE International is a
non-profit medical outreach program that brings health care to underserved communities in remote areas of the
Western Hemisphere .
[2] DOCARE International provides health care services through permanent medical clinics and short-term outreach trips.
[3] DOCARE International has worked in countries such as
Haiti ,
Guatemala ,
[4]
Nicaragua ,
Haiti ,
Peru ,
India ,
Malawi ,
Uganda , and
Tanzania .
[5] DOCARE International operates three permanent clinics, two Guatemala (San Andrés Itzapa and Tecpán Guatemala) and one in Chacraseca, Nigaragua.
[6]
[7]
History
DOCARE was founded by Ernest A. Allaby,
D.O. in 1961.
[8]
[9] DOCARE is operated by the
American Osteopathic Association ,
[10] and consists of
osteopathic physicians (DO), osteopathic medical students,
M.D. physicians, and other healthcare professionals.
[11]
DOCARE has partnered with the
US Navy on medical missions.
[12]
References
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b
"Annual Report 2019 - 2020" (PDF) . DO International. Retrieved 17 October 2020 .
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"About DOCARE" . DOCARE International. 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020 .
^ Samano, Kate (April 26, 2017).
"DOCARE: Volunteer outreach opportunities at home and abroad" . The DO .
^ Tsai, Jeffrey Y (March 11, 2014).
"Our mission to Guatemala was grueling—and I can't wait to go back" . The DO .
^
"Past Trips" . DOCARE International. Retrieved 17 October 2020 .
^ Selby, Laura (October 7, 2016).
"When choosing a medical mission, continuity of care matters. Here's why" . The DO.
^ Selby, Laura (April 7, 2016).
"How DOCARE's permanent clinics are making a difference in Guatemala and Nicaragua" . The DO .
^
"History" . DOCARE International. 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020 .
^ Kelli Glasser (2012).
"Medical Mission Basics: My Experience with DOCARE" (PDF) . American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2012 .
^
"Nonpractice Organizations" . American Osteopathic Association. Retrieved 13 October 2020 .
^ Ajluni, Peter B. (December 2007).
"Do care about DOCARE" (PDF) .
The DO . Retrieved 25 September 2012 . [
permanent dead link ]
^ Crosby, John.
"DOCARE International Announces Medical Missions" . American Osteopathic Association. Archived from
the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2012 .
External links
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