The Medical
Missionaries Global Health Fellowship offers recent college graduates,
graduate students, or professionals interested in global health the opportunity
to gain experience in health care delivery in Haiti. Fellows will spend
one year in Thomassique, Haiti, working at St. Joseph’s Clinic, where they act
as liaisons between Medical Missionaries—the US-based organization that built and
provides funding for the Clinic—and the Clinic’s all-Haitian staff. The
Fellowship begins in June 2018 and ends in June 2019.
During their
year in Haiti, Fellows serve as the prime contact between Medical Missionaries’
U.S. headquarters and St. Joseph Clinic in Thomassique. They will coordinate
health and community projects involving Community Health Workers, traditional
birth assistants, mobile clinics, water purification, malnutrition, salt
iodization, and education. Fellows also work with community leaders to
implement innovative health programs in Thomassique and six outlying villages.
Moreover, Fellows also fulfill a variety of administrative roles such as
monitoring medication usage, organizing the clinic, and
coordinating the logistics for hosting visiting teams of U.S. physicians,
dentists, and surgeons. In addition to these responsibilities, Fellows have the
opportunity to shadow the Clinic’s physicians, midwives, and nurses; work in
the Clinic’s laboratory and pharmacy; and assist visiting surgical and medical
teams. All necessary training will be provided.
Fellows live
with the Clinic staff in a residence hall adjacent to the Clinic. Living
expenses and meals are covered by Medical Missionaries. Medical Missionaries also pays for
Fellowship-related transportation costs for the Fellows, including up to two
return trips to the States for periods of two weeks. This arrangement is ideal
for individuals who are applying to healthcare professional schools
during the year. Fellows
should be physically, mentally, and emotionally prepared to live in a rural,
underdeveloped setting for an extended period of time. They can also expect to
be the only foreigners in Thomassique for most of the year.
