Surgical Educators and Residents volunteer for rotations usually up to one month.  During that time, the main focus of Alliance Volunteers is to teach our Tanzanian colleagues expanded surgical skills and techniques that improve patient care, safety, efficiency and outcomes.  In addition, there are many opportunities for direct patient care.

All Alliance surgical educator volunteers must be Board Certified surgeons. . You must have an active medical license if you are planning on assisting with surgical procedures, but for lecturing, this is not required. Surgical resident volunteers should have at least three years of clinical training prior to the rotation in Tanzania. In considering this opportunity, prospective volunteers should have the desire to teach in a resource constrained environment and the willingness to support data collection on cases and outcomes.

Please submit your CV and credentialing material to Alliance coordinator, Ms. Ellen Kaufman at agctoffice@gmail.com.

The total cost of volunteering at MNH for one month (including air fare, lodging, food and visa) is approximately $5,000.00.   Supplemental funding through the Pacific Coast Surgical Association (PCSA) is available by application to Residents who: have completed three years of surgical training; are enrolled in a residency training program associated with the PCSA; and have arranged a Global Surgery clinical rotation.  

For additional insights into this volunteer opportunity, please see “What Can I Expect as a Volunteer” and view the orientation video.