Floating Doctors
The Floating Doctors Mission is to reduce the present and future burden of disease in the developing world, and to promote improvements in health care delivery worldwide. Our Goals Include: Providing free acute and preventative health care services, reducing child and maternal mortality, nutritional counseling and clean water solutions, studying local systems of health care delivery and what solutions exist to improve health care delivery worldwide, and to share our experiences with the global community and promote cooperation in resolving world health care issues.
"Participation with Floating Doctors may involve significant risks to ... health, body, and life, including the potential for permanent disability, illness, and in some cases, death".
"There are inherent dangers associated with visiting and/or living in a foreign country, [please refer to] the U.S. Department of State’s "Country Specific Information" relating to Panama, and ... the U.S. Department of State’s warnings about Threats to Safety and Security , Crime , Criminal Penalties , Medical Facilities and Health Information , Medical Insurance , Traffic Safety and Road Conditions , and Aviation Safety ".
"There are inherent dangers associated with traveling in, and between foreign countries, including but not limited to risks and dangers associated with traveling in light airplanes or seagoing vessels; the possibility that adequate medical facilities may be unavailable should ...[one] require them; terrorism; piracy; violence; banditry, political unrest or guerilla activity; and, unsanitary health condition and exposure to disease (i.e., hepatitis, malaria, cholera, polio, rabies, and others).
"There are other potential risks that ...may include, but are not limited to exposure to dangerous terrestrial or marine life, injury aboard our seagoing vessels during heavy weather or while maneuvering/anchoring/docking/fueling, burns and chemical injury, fishing injures, and injuries from repair or maintenance work"
For more information about these risks please refer to the Floating Doctors Medical Mission Release of Liability and Assumption of Risk form.
- Must be 18 or older
- Vaccinations
Our organization is based in Panama. This would have to be negotiated with those traveling to Panama and/or with the Faculty member running the service-learning project state side.