GHO Anesthesia Alerts

June 27, 2017

Volunteer Pediatric Anesthesiologist needed for Haiti General Surgery Mission March 18-25, 2018

Every year Blue Sky Surgical Team provides outpatient general surgical services in 3 ORs at the Double Harvest Clinic in Haiti. The team has 2 general surgeons, a pediatric surgeon, an anesthesiologist and 2 CRNAs. We are recruiting a pediatric anesthesiologist or an anesthesiologist with regular pediatric experience. Double Harvest is a wonderful facility with Haitian staff including a primary care physician and nurses. There are very comfortable living areas as well with AC and hot water. Interested anesthesiologists should contact John Sauter, MD at sauterj@aol.com

June 23, 2017

Volunteers for Overseas Teaching Program, Guyana

The GHO Overseas Teaching Program in Guyana is recruiting volunteers for 2018. Volunteers will provide clinical and classroom teaching support for local residents for 2-4 weeks. Please visit the program page program page for details and to apply.

June 23, 2017

Overseas Teaching Program, Rwanda

The GHO Overseas Teaching Program in Rwanda is recruiting for the 2018 program. For more information visit our program page.

May 4, 2017

Volunteer anesthesiogist needed for Haiti orthopedic mission July 23-28, 2017

Operation Rainbow at Adventist Hospital in Port au Prince, Haiti has volunteer opportunities for two anesthesiologists, or one anesthesiologist and a resident. Volunteers should be flexible and the working environment is comfortable and clean. An anesthesiologist who is handy with regional blocks is preferred. Interested volunteers should contact John Herzenberg, M.D. directly by email at jherzenberg@lifebridgehealth.org

March 23, 2017

National Health Workforce Faculty Opportunities January 2017 - June 2018 in Liberia

In collaboration with the Liberian Ministry of Health and the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Mount Sinai is seeking to recruit and deploy faculty interested in serving year-long Anesthesiology positions to work with Liberia College of Physicians and Surgeons at urban and rural teaching hospitals. Currently, Liberia currently has only one Anesthesiologist for a population of over 4 million people. To learn more please contact Molly Lieber at molly.lieber@mssm.edu

February 22, 2017

Anesthesia Opportunity in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, April 22-29, 2017

Anesthesia help is needed for an upcoming trip to San Pedro Sula, Honduras, sponsored by the Touching Hands Project, the outreach arm of the American Society of Surgery of the Hand. The trip is scheduled for April 22-29 and involves about 50 surgeries, pediatric and adult, primarily upper extremity with some nerve transfer/ brachial plexus patients. For more information visit assh.org or contact Julia A. Katarincic, M.D. at julie_katarincic@brown.edu.

February 8, 2017

Funded Combined Critical Care Anesthesia opportunity in Botswana

Beth Israel in Boston has a longstanding partnership with a district hospital in Botswana. The ICU is well-resourced but not well-staffed. Seeking physician who will do well personally and clinically. This is a great opportunity for a global health anesthesiologist who wants to be on the ground. This position is funded by Beth Israel. Visit the CASIEF website for more information.

May 14, 2016

Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) is seeking anesthesiologists for surgical missions in the Middle East

PCRF is a 20-year-old American nonprofit humanitarian medical relief organization which arranges volunteer missions to treat sick or injured children, regardless of religion or politics (pcrf.net). We are looking for volunteers in anesthesia to join our missions in the Middle East. We cover all expenses, logistics, and accommodations. For more information on joining a surgical team, please contact Steve Sosebee at pcrf1@pcrf.net.

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