Project HOPE was founded on the willingness of doctors, nurses and other medical volunteers to travel the globe on a floating hospital ship - the SS HOPE - to provide medical care, health education and humanitarian assistance to people in need.
Today, medical volunteers for HOPE participate in both ship-based care in partnership with the U.S. Navy, as well as land-based missions to provide medical assistance to those in need around the world.
Our volunteers have been a part of major disaster relief efforts over recent years including work in Southeast Asia after the 2004 Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina medical relief care in the Gulf States in 2005, relief work immediately following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and relief efforts in Japan in 2011. Our volunteers also participate in annual health education and humanitarian assistance missions in Latin America, West Africa and the Oceania region. The generosity and support of our volunteers is truly inspiring enabling us to respond not only to immediate natural disasters, but change people’s lives for the long-term with health education and lifesaving vaccinations.
Join our volunteer database below or apply for an immediate opportunity. You can also learn more by downloading our 2012 Project HOPE Volunteer Handbook.
Current Opportunities
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China Nursing Education Guest Professor, Wuhan Universtiy
Recruiting two nursing volunteers, with a Masters Degree or Ph.D. in nursing, for 6-month+ assignment to join in the international nursing program at Wuhan University, China.
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*OPERATION Pacific Angel Nepal
Recruiting Certified Nurse Midwives, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrician and Optometrists to provide primary care, optometric and pediatric and adult health support in Nepal Septmeber 8-16.
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*OPERATION Pacific Angel Vietnam
Recruiting Certified Nurse Midwives, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrician and Optometrists to provide primary care, optometric and pediatric and adult health support in Vietnam June 9- 17.
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*OPERATION Pacific Angel in Laos
Recruiting Certified Nurse Midwives, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrician and Optometrists to provide primary care, optometric and pediatric and adult health support in Laos April 21- 29.
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*Africa Partnership Station 2012
Now recruiting Physicians, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses and other medical professionals to work in West and Central Africa in partnership with the U.S. Navy Europe/U.S. Navy Africa August 3 - September 21, 2012.
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*Mission NEW HORIZONS 2012 in Peru
Recruiting medical volunteers for a land-based public-private partnership with the U.S. Air Force in Peru from June 16 - July 28, 2012
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Administrative and Financial Volunteer for Haiti
Recruiting volunteer to help improve the implementation of office human resources and financial systems, record-keeping and reporting for Project HOPE's Haiti office.
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*Pacific Partnership 2012
Recruiting medical volunteers for Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia from May-September 2012.
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New Mexico - Volunteers Needed for Health Screenings
Project HOPE is recruiting volunteer clinicians to assist with health screening events in New Mexico.
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Cameroon Medical Training Program
Project HOPE is recruiting health care volunteers for 3+ week rotations, beginning in April 2011, to support a long-term training program at the Maria Rosa Nsisim Medical and Surgical Foundation.
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Ghana Emergency Medicine Collaborative
Recruiting board-certified physicians and nurses with specialization in emergency medicine or critical care for 3-4 week rotations at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana.
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Liberia - JFK Hospital
Project HOPE is recruiting volunteers for a long-term, ongoing project with the HEARTT Foundation and the JFK Medical Center in Monrovia, Liberia. This pilot volunteer program will focus on clinical care as well as coaching, teaching, and mentoring counterpart healthcare providers to build capacity and improve the JFK healthcare system.
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HIV/AIDS Prevention Project
Project HOPE is currently recruiting volunteers for a potential program in Africa to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.