NDI Global Health Professional Corps - Opportunities for Naturopathic Physicians

The NDI Global Health Professional Corps is a volunteer service program for qualified health care professionals who wish to work in service in underserved areas. NDI's Professional Corps not only gives licensed medical professionals the chance to share thier gift with underserved populations, but gives the provider an opportunity to expand her or his service life, work with other social health activists doing global health, and be trained to deliver naturopathic medicine in low resource countries.   Professional corps requires that you to live in a developing country assisting NDI doctors & staff and attending patients.

Volunteering in a developing country is challenging emotionally, physically & mentally, and offers great personal and professional rewards. We recommend you attend a 10-day CE Certified NDI course in Nicaragua, to assess your skills and gain field experience.

Qualifications: To qualify for the NDI Global Health Professional Corps to volunteer abroad, you must be willing to live and work in Nicaragua and you must HOLD AN ACTIVE LICENSE IN YOUR FIELD OF MEDICINE. If you do not have a license, you cannot apply as a professional corps volunteer (but you can apply to our Global Health Internship Program). If your field does not license, but you hold some form of registration, your eligibility will be determined by our review process. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to pay for their own expenses. All personal expenses must be paid by the volunteer while living and working in Nicaragua and must carry their own health insurance and trip cancellation insurance.

Short Term Opportunities

Professional corps volunteers make a financial donation to NDI based on time commitment (see fee schedule below) that includes training, housing and food.

·  All - $100.00 Non-Refundable Application Fee

·  Program Fees: 1-2 months - $800/month; 3-6 months - $600/month; 7+ months - $500/month (room and board - 3 meals a day)

·  Global Health Course Fee - $1300 (this fee only applies if a course is occurring during your stay

   and you have NOT already attended one. In this case, your monthly fee is waived. You will receive 40 hours of CE including 3 pharmacy hours thru the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Examiners for attending this course)

  Please contact us at professionalcorps@ndimed.org for more details.

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Long Term Opportunities (Annual Placement)

NDI offers annual placements to licensed naturopathic physicians to work full time in our Nicaragua clinic. We encourage couples and families to apply. Other providers of natural medicine, such as Chinese medicine doctors,  acupuncturists, and midwives may inquire.

Basic requirements for annual placement of NDI naturopathic physicians:

• Availability for a minimum of 13 months (if you would like to serve for less time, please consider Applying to our Professional Corps Short Term Opportunities for NDs or taking CE certified Global Health Course)
• A current naturopathic medical license to practice medicine in the USA  (note: NDI will help Canadian NDs obtain a USA license - the Ministry of Health in Nicaragua will not accept registrations)
• All other professions: Availability for a minimum of 13 months (if you would like to serve for less time, please consider a professional corp placement
• Spanish - intermediate conversational spanish required - (full time doctors conduct all consultations in spanish)
• Relevant travel or work outside the United States
• Read the NDI 1-Year Physician Job Description for full details