OVERVIEW

Live Orientation to International Aid Work 2026 Spring Course is organized by Remote Care Education and will be held from Apr 19 - 25, 2026 in Bocas del Toro, Panama.

Description:
Experience our Orientation to International Aid Work course in-person while you live and work along side the Floating Doctors team providing much-needed health clinics to remote communities surrounding Bocas Del Toro, Panama.

During our one-week course, you’ll participate in live clinical deployments alongside RemoteCare partner Floating Doctors and attend lectures and practical skills sessions from highly experienced mission leaders.

Bocas Del Toro Clinical Deployment:
In partnership with Floating Doctors, we offer a comprehensive one-week immersion course that combines didactic and interactive CME coursework with real-world clinical deployments to more than 25 remote communities around the Floating Doctors basecamp on Isla San Cristobal. This immersive CME experience is ideal for:

Medical practitioners across all specialties who are interested in participating in international aid work.
Experienced international medical volunteers looking to sharpen skillsets in tropical settings.
First-responders and preparedness enthusiasts who want to develop their remote medical care skills.

What to Expect from Your Live CME Course:

Rigorous, Immersive Experience
This course will not only equip you with essential skills and knowledge in humanitarian medicine but also offer a first-hand experience in providing health services in remote rural communities.
Interactive Lectures in the Jungle
Engaging lectures on a variety of pertinent subjects will be delivered by seasoned professionals, with topics spanning cultural competency, disease management in resource-limited settings, clinical deployment strategies, pharmacy and supplies management in mobile clinics, and medico-legal aspects of mission work.
Field Clinical Deployments to Remote Areas
Participants will have the opportunity to apply their learned skills in two field deployments, where they will provide healthcare services alongside the Floating Doctors team to communities in Playa Lorenzo and Playa Verde.
Hands-on Practice
This course offers hands-on sessions focused on essential clinical skills, such as suturing, neonatal resuscitation, patient examination, and ultrasound usage.
Focused Study Areas
In-depth lectures and study sessions will be conducted on subjects like maternal health, geriatrics and palliative care, pediatrics, parasites, orthopedics, musculoskeletal issues, respiratory and cardiology issues, surgery in resource-limited settings, and envenomation.
Comprehensive Review
A variety of discussions and learning activities will help consolidate understanding and encourage active engagement with the course material to equip participants with a rounded understanding of humanitarian medicine.