Los Medicos Voladores The Flying Doctors
Mission:
Building and Strengthening Underserved Communities through Healthcare, Education and Volunteerism.
Los Médicos Voladores (LMV), Spanish for “The Flying Doctors”, is a volunteer-based, non-religious, non-profit organization that aims to improve the health and well-being of geographically diverse peoples through education and the provision of no-cost, high-quality medical, dental, and optometry clinics. LMV serves Mexico, Central and South America, under-served populations in California and internationally. Since 1975 LMV has offered more than 500 short-term medical, dental, optometry, and other healthcare clinics, treating over 7,000 patients per year.
Programs
Program Type: Delivery of Care
Program Name: None
Countries/Regions Served: United States, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean
Duration: US - Weekends, Mexico 3-7 days, Guatemala 7 days, Haiti 1-2 weeks
Recruited Personnel:
Students, Dentists, Oral Surgeons, Hygienists
Language Requirements: None, translation provided
Accommodations:
Materials Needed: paper goods & consumables: gloves, gowns masks, bibs; needles, anesthetics, composite material, burs, delivery units, repair parts, instruments, hand pieces, x-ray sensors, Kodak software for digital x-ray, curing lights.
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