Travel Team Application 2024
ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA
SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 5, 2024
Are you interested on joining the 2024 Operation Walk Pittsburgh travel team as a clinical or non-clinical volunteer? Slots are available for surgeons, nurses, physical therapists, Spanish interpreters, general hospital volunteers, and many other roles. As a travel team member, you’ll serve an important role in changing the lives of patients in need during mission 2024.
To apply as a clinical volunteer, you must be currently licensed and employed in your chosen field. Specialization in orthopaedics is a plus. Non-clinical volunteers come from a variety of professional backgrounds, but healthcare experience and Spanish language skills are a plus. Interpretors must speak Spanish at a high-advanced / collegiate level, and bilingual interpretor applicants will receive priority.
All travel team members must agree to meet a fixed fundraising goal prior to travel. Fundraising goals are tiered based on average salaries for each clinical profession recruited to the team. Non-clinical volunteers meet a fixed $2500 fundraising goal in spite of their profession. Rather than pay the fundraising goal amount out-of-pocket, we encourage team members to engage in formal and informal fundraising activities in the months leading up to the trip. Our staff are available to assist with these activities and provide resources along the way, including a website where donors can contribute in support of a travel team member by name.
All funds raised by travel team members in this way support the purchase of critically needed surgical supplies and equipment for the trip. For questions about fundraising goals and deadlines, please reach out to nick@amd3.org.
Operation Walk Pittsburgh will arrange and cover the cost of flights, hotel, in-country transportation, and most meals for all travel team members. During the trip, team members are only financially responsible for incidental expenses and 2-3 dinners.
To apply to the travel team, please click below. All applicants should have a valid passport that does not expire before April 1st, 2025. They will also be required to submit a number of documents after completing the initial application, including state certification for clinical volunteers, passport information, BLS/CPR/ACLS certification, and other supporting documents and certifications. Non-clinical volunteers do not need to be certified in BLS, CPR, or ACLS to apply. If invited to join the travel team and you choose to accept the invitation, a non-refundable $250 deposit against your fundraising goal will be required to hold your position on the team.
Applicants will be notified of their application status in mid-March.