DOCARE explained

DOCARE International
Formation:	1961
Purpose:	Medical
Location:	Chicago, IL
Region Served:	Western Hemisphere, South America
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Allison L. Abraham, DO^[1]
Leader Title2:	Vice President
Leader Name2:	Shane Sergent, DO
Parent Organization:	American Osteopathic Association

DOCARE International is a non-profit medical outreach program that brings health care to underserved communities in remote areas of the Western Hemisphere.^[2] DOCARE International provides health care services through permanent medical clinics and short-term outreach trips.^[3] DOCARE International has worked in countries such as Haiti, Guatemala,^[4] Nicaragua, Haiti, Peru, India, Malawi, Uganda, and Tanzania.^[5] DOCARE International operates three permanent clinics, two Guatemala (San Andrés Itzapa and Tecpán Guatemala) and one in Chacraseca, Nicaragua.^{[6] [7]}

History

DOCARE was founded by Ernest A. Allaby, D.O. in 1961.^{[8] [9]} DOCARE is operated by the American Osteopathic Association,^[10] and consists of osteopathic physicians (DO), osteopathic medical students, M.D. physicians, and other healthcare professionals.^[11]

DOCARE has partnered with the US Navy on medical missions.^[12]

External links

• DOCARE International website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Annual Report 2019 - 2020 . DO International . 17 October 2020.
2. Web site: About DOCARE . 2020 . DOCARE International . 17 October 2020.
3. News: Samano . Kate . DOCARE: Volunteer outreach opportunities at home and abroad . The DO . April 26, 2017.
4. News: Tsai. Jeffrey Y. Our mission to Guatemala was grueling—and I can't wait to go back. The DO. March 11, 2014.
5. Web site: Past Trips . DOCARE International . 17 October 2020.
6. News: Selby. Laura. When choosing a medical mission, continuity of care matters. Here's why.. The DO. October 7, 2016.
7. News: Selby . Laura . How DOCARE's permanent clinics are making a difference in Guatemala and Nicaragua . The DO . April 7, 2016.
8. Web site: History . 2020. DOCARE International . October 17, 2020.
9. Web site: Medical Mission Basics: My Experience with DOCARE . Kelli Glasser . 2012 . American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians . 8 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140314175954/http://www.acofp.org/uploadedFiles/DOCARE%20and%20Medical%20Mission%20Overview.pdf . 14 March 2014 .
10. Web site: Nonpractice Organizations. American Osteopathic Association. 13 October 2020.
11. News: Ajluni . Peter B. . Do care about DOCARE . 25 September 2012 . . December 2007 .
12. Web site: Crosby . John . DOCARE International Announces Medical Missions . https://archive.today/20130414152132/http://blogs.do-online.org/dailyreport.php?itemid=49581 . dead . 14 April 2013 . American Osteopathic Association . 2 November 2012 .