DOCARE

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]

DOCARE International
Formation1961
PurposeMedical
Location
  • Chicago, IL
Region served
Western Hemisphere,
South America
President
Allison L. Abraham, DO[1]
Vice President
Shane Sergent, DO[1]
Parent organization
American Osteopathic Association
Websitedocareintl.org

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
  1. "Annual Report 2019 - 2020" (PDF). DO International. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. "About DOCARE". DOCARE International. 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. Samano, Kate (April 26, 2017). "DOCARE: Volunteer outreach opportunities at home and abroad". The DO.
  4. Tsai, Jeffrey Y (March 11, 2014). "Our mission to Guatemala was grueling—and I can't wait to go back". The DO.
  5. "Past Trips". DOCARE International. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  6. Selby, Laura (October 7, 2016). "When choosing a medical mission, continuity of care matters. Here's why". The DO.
  7. Selby, Laura (April 7, 2016). "How DOCARE's permanent clinics are making a difference in Guatemala and Nicaragua". The DO.
  8. "History". DOCARE International. 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  9. 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.
  10. "Nonpractice Organizations". American Osteopathic Association. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  11. Ajluni, Peter B. (December 2007). "Do care about DOCARE" (PDF). The DO. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  12. Crosby, John. "DOCARE International Announces Medical Missions". American Osteopathic Association. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

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