Is the Lord calling you to a career in medical missions? Are you wondering how to make the transition from residency or fellowship to the mission field? If so, the World Medical Mission Post-Residency Program has been created for you.

The Post-Residency Program is a fully funded two-year program for gifted and dedicated Christian physicians and their families who have been called to medical missions. Immediately following your residency, we will place you at a mission hospital where you will serve within your specialty. We provide logistical and financial support and may also be able to help you find assistance for repaying student loans, while you serve alongside career medical missionaries.

The application deadline is June 1st in the year prior to the beginning of your last year of training. For example, if you are completing residency in June 2011, your application is due June 1, 2010. Selections will be made in August of the year in which your application is received.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How are candidates selected?
A committee of World Medical Mission senior staff members will review applications and interview qualified individuals for approval for the Post-Residency Program. The committee will consider your medical specialty, testimony, references, the leading of the Lord in your life and your long-term career goals. Second-language skills are helpful but not required.

Who pays my expenses and arranges my housing?
World Medical Mission will pay a modest stipend and provide a housing and food allowance for you and your family. The Post-Residency Program also provides the airfare, insurance coverage, immunizations and all ministry-related expenses for the physician. Our office will arrange housing and travel details along with visas, country specific licenses, and permits. Your coordinator will assist you and your family as you raise support for your family's airfare and related expenses.

Where could I be assigned and what might I be doing?
Typical assignments will be in established mission hospitals in Africa, Asia, the South Pacific, and Latin America. Assignment options are discussed with candidates after they have been selected and confirmed. You will be working in hospitals where your specialty is needed Flexibility will be essential, as you will caring for a wide variety of patients. As with all types of medical missions, you can be sure you will be challenged.

What kind of preparation and support will I receive?
World Medical Mission's Post-Residency Program Coordinator will work with you and your family throughout the entire process, from the initial application until you complete your two years. We will assist you with your travel schedules and other country-specific field requirements and you will be brought to our headquarters in North Carolina for an orientation.

You may also have the opportunity to attend one of the mission organization's orientations. As you prepare to serve we will put you in contact with medical representatives at the hospital as well as volunteers within your specialty who have served at your intended facility. Once you arrive, field staff will provide a cultural and job-specific orientation. In addition, a career medical missionary at the facility will act as your mentor.

If you have additional questions, please contact us using the form at the bottom of our Serving Overseas page. You can also request an application using this form. Please include complete contact information as well as your expected residency or fellowship completion date.