DOCARE

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DOCARE International
logo for DOCARE
Formation 1961
Purpose Medical
Location
Region served
Western Hemisphere,
South America
Parent organization
 American Osteopathic Association
Website www.docareintl.org

DOCARE International is a non-profit medical outreach program that brings health care to primitive and isolated people in remote areas of the Western Hemisphere.[1] DOCARE International has worked in countries such as Haiti, Guatemala,[2] Peru, India, Malawi, and Nicaragua.[3] DOCARE International operates three permanent clinics, two Guatemala (San Andrés Itzapa and Tecpán Guatemala) and one in Chacraseca, Nigaragua.[4]

History

DOCARE was founded by Ernest A. Allaby, D.O. in 1961.[5][6] DOCARE is operated by the American Osteopathic Association, and consists of osteopathic physicians (DO), osteopathic medical students, M.D. physicians, and other healthcare professionals.[7]

DOCARE has partnered with the US Navy on medical missions.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "About DOCARE". DOCARE International. 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Tsai, Jeffrey Y (March 11, 2014). "Our mission to Guatemala was grueling—and I can't wait to go back". The DO.
  3. ↑ "Past Missions". DOCARE International. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Selby, Laura (October 7, 2016). "When choosing a medical mission, continuity of care matters. Here's why.". The DO.
  5. ↑ "History". DOCARE International. 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Ajluni, Peter B. (December 2007). "Do care about DOCARE" (PDF). The DO. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  8. ↑ Crosby, John. "DOCARE International Announces Medical Missions". American Osteopathic Association. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

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Coordinates: 41°53′39″N 87°37′08″W / 41.8942°N 87.6190°W / 41.8942; -87.6190

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