Global Health Medical Mission

Every Year Medical Students in Action sends an experienced team of 100 volunteers consisting of doctors, dentists, translators and medical students to the most impoverished towns of the Dominican Republican to provide suffering communities with desperately needed medical and dental care. Our mission is to serve the needs of the underserved.



The trip began in 2004 when first year Medical student, Mike Llanes, partnered with veteran physicians Dr. Steven Chavoustie and Ron Sancetta and their team to travel into the most rural towns of the Dominican Republic and provide the communities with basic primary care.




Medical Students in Action has continued to grow and expand since 2004. This year MSA is expecting to bring 25 doctors, 5 dentists, 25 translators and a selected group of 40 talented Medical Students from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.


The MSA medical team departs March 25, 2017 on our annual trip. We will set up full-scale working clinics at the local schools and churches in the remote villages. We provide healthcare in ophthalmology, general medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, cardiology, orthopedics, dentistry, and dermatology and treat over 1500 patients. We also offer life-changing dental restorative surgery, dental fillings, and deep cleanings, thus limiting the number of tooth-extraction procedures.






We need your help! Medications and supplies are very expensive and we rely solely on the goodwill and donations of others to make this happen. We are a non profit organization and our team is passionately committed to this cause. Every penny raised goes towards helping someone who desperately needs it. 



If you cannot afford to donate we ask that you at least share this link on your Facebook. Every share helps us reach other people who can help our mission. One small step can have a dramatic effect on another's humanity.








DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE

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All funds go toward the mission of our non-profit 501c3 Medical Students in Action and all donations are tax-deductible. Your generosity and support will help us accomplish our goals.

With a donation and a share, you can make the difference!