I would love to gain some experience in public health sector. How do you think I can intern at msf?

I donate $100 annually to Doctors without Borders, and love to help anyway we can, but their telemarketers calling me incessantly is over the top. When I finally answered the lady was talking so loud it was like she was shouting at me. She wouldn't let me get a word in. When I told her I donated $100 this year, she asked for more! She kept on and on till I finally hung up. So unprofessional for a group representing a good cause. I'd expect this from a bottom tier group but not from DWB!

Hi Folks,

I see that Surgeons / Doctors work for more than 40 hours a week and its normal for them. I'd like to understand how they do it.

If anyone is interested please let me know.

I am a doctor from India. I just recently completed my bachelors (mbbs) and am preparing for entrance exam for speciality training. I have heard and seen so many good things about MSF during my med school training days and also about the international red cross society.

I want to join MSF and I have absolutely no idea how to approach/apply to MSF and what are their requirements. If someone a doctor or representative of the MSF can guide me what is the right time to apply for MSF (before/during or after I complete my speciality training. Ps I am hoping for general surgery). I would be very grateful for your help. Thank you.

It seems tricky ethically, if a doctor operates in a hospital being used by Hamas then they are knowingly placing their patients at risk of being targeted in a legitimate military attack.

This seems doubly true if the doctors remain silent about what is going on.

It seems staying silent when a hostile military is basing itself in a hospital is likely to prolong the suffering and increase the deaths.

In the past two weeks we've seen Hamas claim that the IDF has raped patients, killed patients, killed doctors, and otherwise Hamas has said nothing about their own losses.

At any rate, will MSF doctors confirm or deny what Israel has claimed? Or confirm or deny Hamas' claims of the rapes and the murders of patients and doctors?

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I am a first year resident in cardiovascular surgery, could i apply for a general surgery position? Whereas i am not experienced i have basic surgical skills to assist the main surgeon. Perhaps this way i can contribute and learn as well. Thank you

I'm a PGY5 doctor with experience mostly in Cardiothoracic Surgery and rural ED looking for some last minute volunteering opportunities next month. I've looked online but don't really know where to start, and wondering if anyone could put me in touch with the right people. Based in Australia but can travel.

Please let me know if you know of anything I could help out with!

I will finish my intern year in Jun 2025 but my advanced residency doesn't start until 2026. Can I volunteer with Doctors without border with only 1 year of residency?

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Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well.

I currently live in Canada and I am considering applying for a non-medical position with MSF. At the same time, I am pursuing a Master’s degree in Humanitarian Action Management.

In terms of professional experience, I have about 7 years of experience in administration, including 5 years in HR support, with additional management responsibilities (administrative supervisor, team leader in fast-food service, etc.). I also have around 2 years of experience in procurement/supply.

I have a few questions for those who are familiar with the MSF recruitment process:

1. Based on my background, would you recommend applying more for Human Resources roles or Logistics positions?

2. Since I am based in Quebec, are there any language tests in the recruitment process?

3. What do the technical tests generally look like for HR or logistics roles?

4. What does the salary/compensation typically look like for a first field assignment?

5. If an application is not successful, how long should one wait before reapplying? Is it possible after a few months (5- 6 months), or does it usually require a longer wait?

Thank you very much for your advice and shared experiences!

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Bonjour à toutes et à tous, j’espère que vous allez bien.

Je vis actuellement au Canada et j’envisage de postuler à un poste non médical chez Médecins Sans Frontières. En parallèle, je poursuis une maîtrise en gestion de l’action humanitaire.

Côté expérience professionnelle, j’ai environ 7 ans d’expérience dans l’administration, dont 5 ans en support RH, avec également des responsabilités de gestion (superviseure administrative, cheffe d’équipe en restauration rapide, etc.). J’ai aussi environ 2 ans d’expérience en approvisionnement.

J’aurais quelques questions pour celles et ceux qui connaissent le processus de recrutement chez MSF :

1. Compte tenu de mon parcours, me conseilleriez-vous davantage de postuler en ressources humaines ou en logistique ?

2. Étant basée au Québec, y a-t-il des tests de langue dans le processus de recrutement ?

3. À quoi ressemblent généralement les tests techniques pour les postes en RH ou en logistique ?

4. À quoi ressemble la rémunération actuellement pour un premier mandat sur le terrain ?

5. Si une candidature n’est pas retenue, combien de temps faut-il attendre avant de repostuler ? Est-ce possible après quelques mois (5-6 mois) ou faut-il attendre plus longtemps ?

Merci beaucoup pour vos conseils et retours d’expérience !

everyone! I have an MSF HR Assistant written exam in 4 hours. For anyone who has taken a similar exam, do you have any advice on what to focus on or what kind of questions to expect?

I have good knowledge and experience but still don’t know what to expect

https://abcnews.go.com/International/idf-may-have-violated-international-law-west-bank-hospital-raid/story?id=106810456

im 15 and live rurally, I have no job (I'm looking but unsurprisingly no one wants to hire a teenager who can't drive yet and has no qualifications or references other than 'trust me bro') and no money (I get my pocket money soon but I have none right now) but I watched a video about tuberculosis and how if everyone had access to healthcare there'd be no fatalities from the disease and that made me really sad that our reality isn't no deaths but many due to greed from the people making the treatment.

So I googled how to help but didnt find much so i came here, from what I know doctors without borders help with this kinda stuff, giving underprivileged people/nations medicine that is. I want to help but with my situation (a kid with no money and no power) I dont know how to help but I wanna leave the world better than the mess i found it in and my beliefs require me to help the least of us.

anyways, could anyone please give me some more information about what DWB do and how i can help? i think if i brought it up with the vice principle at my school i could organize a funraiser for something. I dunno. I just wanna help tbh.

i’m graduating soon with my BA in international affairs & policy, minor in commerce. i plan on working in local non-profits for a bit and grad school later on (for public policy or international development) but one of my ideal jobs is to work for MSF at some point because of their fieldwork and success in completing projects or working towards goals (i know MSF also has loads of problems). i talked to my professor who has worked in international emergency response & emergency intervention policy and most roles seem to be medical or technical (like engineering). what roles does MSF have outside of this, in the policy or development fields? and are any of those positions “in the field” or are those more far removed? thank you!

Our plan is to raise awareness and support Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). MSF was found in 1968 by a group of young doctors who sought to help victims of major disaster. Global emergency aid has never been the same since. Contrary to other health organizations, MSF dispatches trained professionals all over the world, no matter the conditions, to help victims in dire need. The organization is guided by medical ethics, providing care without causing harm to individuals or groups and respecting patient autonomy, confidentiality, and informed consent, with respect to cultural and religious beliefs. MSF is an organization that remains neutral to conflict and therefore offers assistance in any country or crisis based on need.

18 (F). I am studying medicine and i am in the first year. I live in Brazil and i want to do my residence in Australia, but i was reading about it and all the documents and tests i would have to take are so many that it seems almost impossible. Probably i would end working in something that has nothing to do with medicine but i want to be a doctor. My university its not cheap and i would hate if in the end all that money and time was wasted without any result.

Do you guys think that i should try somewhere else or even give up of this hole idea of moving out of my country?

Hi, I am a young teen interested in joining MSF as a medical professional, but I am medicated for bipolar disorder. Is this a restriction or a hindrance for joining?

What might be the experience/hurdles experienced by a trans person interested in working with MSF? I'm assuming being on a regular medication (like hormones) would be an impossibility, but what about the experience otherwise? What potential issues may arise regarding how one's gender is perceived in different countries?

I'm trans and it's long been a goal of mine to work with MSF. I still need to complete my degree, but I'd like to prepare as best I can so that when I do apply, I can go into the application process fully aware of the possible barriers.

I recently started re-watching the tv show ER and am just getting to the episodes where they go to the Congo as part of an NGO. Obviously I know this has been dramatized for TV, so please don't flame me for this question, but I'm curious how similar/realistic it is to real MSF missions/projects. This is something I've always been interested in so I'm always looking for more information.

For anyone that has more info on this:

Are physicians often expected to do things outside their scope of practice/specialty? (For example, in one scene an EM doc independently performs an amputation. In another they are directly assisting complex surgeries.)

Are conditions as extreme as they are depicted? (Getting cut off from each other at different locations due to weather, conflicts, etc. Not having enough supplies and being forced to reuse gloves or ration supplies. Sleeping all together in large dorm/military style barracks)

Is the culture and 'social' life depicted accurately? (For example, a lot of the doctors/nurses were young-ish, there seemed to be a large culture of drinking/partying as a way to forget the chaos of the day. Lots of short romantic flings between the various foreign aid workers. Borderline college-like with a small nit community that spends all their time together for months.)

How many foreign workers are usual at a specific location at once? Foreign MSF doctors vs. nurses vs. administrative staff? Is it different depending on a longer term primary care or infectious disease assignment vs. surgical? How often does MSF interact with other organizations like Red Cross, CARE International, or other misc. groups? (In the show it seems like they are all working in the same area, hang out after work and are often helping each other with different projects/issues.)

Do physicians regularly go on the road away from their main stationed hospital/clinic? Such as doing mass vaccinations or health screenings at additional locations in a country? Or do they mostly stay in one hospital or city throughout their assignment?

How often are physicians put in life or death situations where a militant or rebel force is directly interacting with the MSF personnel and threatening to harm them or their patients?

Once you do one assingment/mission, is it easier to do another? (For example, in the show-- one doc completes his time in the Congo and then a Red Cross friend tells him they need help/personell in Sudan and he just kinda goes.) Is this something that starts to happen once you've been a part of MSF? Making connections with other NGO workers and going to new locations when asked or helping other organizations?

Hello, everyone!😊 I'm a newly minted doctor from the PH 🇵🇭 and I plan to start my residency next year at a known general hospital in the country. However, I'm still torn between Pediatrics and Pathology. I really love both fields. But what field would most likely be needed by your organization? I have a brother who is a member of Engineers Without Borders and I want to follow his footsteps by becoming a member of your team. I already have this drive and mindset to do good during my residency (either 3 or 4 years, depends on the program) to gain enough experience and knowledge to help the people the organization is focused on.

Thank you for those who will answer😊

Hi I am considering applying for a technical logistics position. Since the application is long, does anyone know the number of references and do they have to write up a recommendation or they just contacted later?

I'm a non-traditional premed student in one of the top public health programs in the US (in the top 3). I've lived all over the world (Europe, Asia, Australia, South America) and have a strong inclination towards minority healthcare and emergency medicine. As part of my bachelors program in public health policy and management I have to do a 10-12 week summer internship (for 2016).

I have found it hard to find an internship mainly because I am a non traditional student. I am in my late 30s but have worked in healthcare as a Spanish interpreter, and feel that my strength is in cultural competence and understanding due to my experience in various parts of the world.

I was wondering if there would be an opportunity for someone like me. While I know I am not the youngest person out there, I am very adaptable and efficient, and also consider myself an effective problem solver in diverse environments.

From my work experience, I feel the happiest and calmest in demanding, stressful environments. The reason I'm attracted to emergency medicine is due to how calm I get in the stressful work situations I have found myself at work in the ED.

What is the best way to look into MSF undergraduate/premed internships? I'm female, btw, but have lived in Muslim countries and know how to deal with certain issues that may arise as a female.

I’m still a med student and I’ve always been interested in DWB and the work they do and I’m positive this is the career I want for myself. But I still have a lot of research to do about the lifestyle and everything really .. So I wanted to ask a bunch of questions :” First I already know it’s a huge commitment so is the salary going to be enough to cover all my expenses or how does it work ‘cause I have no idea .. And what do I have to do as a med student rn in order to have a CV good enough to be accepted later when I graduate? ‘Cause I heard their acceptance rates are lower then Harvard :” .. and can anyone explain the whole process of applying there for me ?