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The following section contains information about current mission projects for optometrists, optometry students, and others in the ophthalmic professions. To have mission service opportunities included in this page, contact fcoint@windstream.net.

Important Notice:

The mission opportunities shown below are not necessarily sponsored by FCO, International, but are listed at the request of the sponsoring organizations or agencies. Listing here does not constitute an endorsement of the listing agency, its purpose or goals. Persons responding to these opportunities should inform themselves about the nature and qualifications of the organizations or agencies involved.

The Belize Mission Project is looking for optometrists to participate in the upcoming mission trips this fall of 2012. The dates of the fall projects are October 26th thru November 3rd and November 3rd thru November 11th. The Belize Mission Project is a nondenominational effort and it has been organized for some twenty years and provides medical and dental services to the people of Belize. In 2011 there were 100 people that participated in the project treating over 9000 patients. This group provides a variety of medical and dental services to patients in clinic sites all over the country of Belize.

We want to add visual examinations including eye glasses in the country of Belize. If interested please visit our website at www.belizemissionproject.com. For more information please call Dr. J. Franklin Whipps at 618-532-1821.

The Mercy Ship, Africa Mercy, has two positions on its Eye Team for optometrist that are still open for 2011. The minimum time commitment for both positions is one month. Job descriptions are available upon request.

The Ophthalmic Technician role may vary according to needs and schedule, but includes pre-operative assessment of ophthalmic patients, education of ophthalmic patients, and post-surgical follow-up.

An Ophthalmic Specialist participates as part of the ophthalmic field team responsible for screening surgical candidates, assessing post-operative patients, and treating minor ophthalmic eye problems.

To see the current open dates, please contact me or Click Here. More information for volunteers can be found Here.

To serve with Mercy Ships, the first step is to complete an application (download from web site or available upon request). Volunteers pay their own transportation to/from the ship and pay a crew fee to cover housing, meals, and evacuation/repatriation insurance. Crew fee is $680 USD per month-pro-rated for shorter service and for crew coming from some select nations.

Contact Dawn Crowther for more details.

Sincerely,
Dawn Crowther

Staffing & Recruitment Manager
dawn.crowther@mercyships.org
1-800-772-SHIP, ext 7078

This will be my 5th trip to Kenya hosted by a Christian missionary there. We plan on 5 days of eye clinic and 2 days of safari. Trip is 12/27/11 to 1/7/12. Please contact me if interested in joining our team.

Ralph De Haan, O.D.
ralu@iowatelecom.net
641-780-2092