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Physicians

As a doctor working for MSF, you may be responding to an outbreak of cholera or meningitis, treating victims in the aftermath of an armed conflict, or even setting up a treatment program for HIV/AIDS or malaria.

The only certainty with an MSF mission is that your clinical skills and resourcefulness will be put to the test in order to deliver medical care to populations in countries and regions where the health care infrastructure may have completely fallen apart. As an MSF doctor, you will not be facing this adversity alone, as other MSF team members, both international and national staff, will provide technical back-up, including extensive guidelines and protocols.

MSF is particularly seeking the following:

  • Obstetricians/Gynecologists *urgent*
  • Infectious-Disease specialists
    -  HIV/TB specialists *urgent*
  • Emergency Medicine physicians
  • General practitioners
  • Family practitioners
  • Internists
  • Pediatricians

Q&A with MSF Aid Workers

 
Nell Eisenberg

Role: Internist
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
MSF Assignments: India, Kenya, Guatemala

"It involves a lot of clinical skills, some guesswork, watching, and waiting. You’re not always right."
Read Nell's Profile »
 
Maria Guevara

Role: Pulmonologist, Critical Care Specialist
Hometown: New York, New York
MSF Assignments: Nigeria, DRC, Haiti, Guatemala, Liberia

"When I meet someone going to the field for the first time, I always tell them to give themselves at least a month to feel comfortable again in their skin."
Read Maria's Profile »
 
Chloe Wurr

Role: Family Physician
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii
MSF Assignments: Russia, Angola, Sudan, Eritrea

"My consultations were carried out in a tent, sitting on the floor, listening to patients’ stories, using my stethoscope and brushing the dust off my bags of medications."
Read Chloe's Profile »
 
Anje van Berckelaer

Role: Family Physician
Hometown: Queens, New York
MSF Assignments: Central African Republic, Niger

"It was hard, but it made me much more reliant on my own hands and stethoscope to figure things out."
Read Anje's Profile »
 
Field Staff Benefits
  • Monthly salary
  • Local per diem
  • Round-trip transportation
  • In-country room & board
  • Medical & life insurance
  • Emergency evacuation insurance
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