Field Volunteer Medical Professional (MD, PA, NP) Mexico

(THIS POSITION IS IN MEXICO; we also have other opportunities in Colombia and Guatemala. Reach out to our Field Program Director Cat Quinn at cquinn@concernamerica.org to apply or learn more.)

🌎 Want to use your medical skills to support community-led healthcare?

Concern America is looking for a Medical Volunteer to work alongside health promoter practitioners in northern Guanajuato, Mexico.

For more than 50 years, Concern America has partnered with low-income communities around the world to address poverty through training, education, and skills transfer. We focus on building local capacity and sustainable systems that communities can maintain long after a program ends.

Since 1972, Concern America has worked in 15 countries across four continents, supporting the health and well-being of more than two million people.

What you’ll do

🔹 Train and mentor health promoter practitioners and midwives using Concern America’s curriculum

🔹 Work alongside local health promoter practitioners in the teaching clinic and in community visits

🔹 Adapt and help develop popular heath health education materials

🔹 Collaborate with program leadership and contribute quarterly reports

🔹 Support program coordination

Who we’re looking for

✔ Medical Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants

✔ Experience in public health or community health

✔ Background in teaching, training, or popular education

✔ Fluent Spanish and appreciation for cultural diversity

✔ Strong teamwork, organization, and adaptability

✔ Willingness to live and work in rural or challenging conditions

Details

📍 Location: Guanajuato, Mexico

📅 Start date: Flexible

⏳ Commitment: 2 years (renewable)

Benefits include:

• Monthly stipend

• Housing or housing support

• Health and Life insurance

• Annual travel home

Volunteers may also have opportunities to support Concern America’s health programs in Guatemala, Colombia, and Chiapas (Mexico).

📩 Interested or want to learn more?

Contact Catharine Quinn, Field Program Director

cquinn@concernamerica.org | (714) 953-8575

Apply here:

https://concernamerica.org/fieldvolunteer/