As a nonprofit providing healthcare to medically underserved communities worldwide, FIMRC relies on our volunteers and on-site staff to continue serving our project sites. As we鈥檝e transitioned to a virtual space this past year, FIMRC has not forgotten about the travel that connects our
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From Oregon to Costa Rica: How a Biochemistry Graduate Found Purpose Through Global Health Volunteering
Jun 12, 2025
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At FIMRC, our mission is to make quality healthcare accessible to underserved communities around the world鈥攁nd we couldn鈥檛 do it without the passion and dedication of our global volunteers. One of our most inspiring stories this year comes from Hernando Magallanes, a recent Biochemistry and Molecula...
Volunteer's Experience: What Ecuador Taught Me About Community Health
Jun 05, 2025
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Sarah is a dedicated nursing professional currently pursuing her BSN, building on over five years of experience as a certified nursing assistant. Her journey has taken her through diverse healthcare environments鈥攆rom home health to nursing homes and adult day care centers鈥攚here she has provided comp...
Travel Nursing in Action
Nov 09, 2021
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As she writes in her blog, Chandler has always wanted to apply her nursing career globally, connecting her skills with the healthcare needs of children around the world. Needless to say, FIMRC鈥檚 mission of providing access to healthcare to low resource and medically underserved families around t
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Student-Athletes Volunteer at Project Alajuelita
Jul 05, 2021
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FIMRC volunteers make the world go round', but did you know that not all participants volunteer directly through FIMRC? Recently, we had Student-Athletes Abroad with Beyond Sports volunteer at FIMRC Project Alajuelita, Costa Rica, as the first on-site volunteers since COVID! We love partnering w
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Top 10 Reasons to Volunteer with FIMRC
May 26, 2021
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Get To Know FIMRC
FIMRC is a global nonprofit with a mission to provide access to healthcare around the world. With project sites worldwide, our team connects staff, volunteers, and global health experts with communities in medically underserved countries, and it doesn't stop there. We emphasiz
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Growing and Glowing through Volunteering with FIMRC
Mar 10, 2020
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Courtney Ihaza, an alum of Howard University, took her second trip with FIMRC this winter to Project Alajuelita, Costa Rica. Read her blog to learn how her first volunteer abroad trip with FIMRC as a Summer International Health Fellow (SIHF) at Project Cavite, Philippines inspired and influenced...
Volunteering with FIMRC Gave Me the Confidence to Pursue My Dreams
Mar 04, 2020
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Winter break scholarship recipient Sarah Mullen was at a crossroads, then she decided to volunteer abroad with FIMRC and her path became clear. Find out how Sarah鈥檚 volunteer experience at Project Huancayo, Peru changed and inspired her as she prepares for medical school.聽
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Cosas que Aprend铆 en el Voluntariado en Costa Rica con FIMRC
Feb 11, 2020
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Daniela Harguindeguy (@medtoonrd), una estudiante de medicina de la Rep煤blica Dominicana, recientemente聽 trabaj贸 como voluntaria con FIMRC en el Proyecto Alajuelita, Costa Rica. Como nuestra primera ganadora de una beca por los redes sociales, Daniela comparte su experiencia con nosotros a trav茅...
Undergraduate and Graduate Student Volunteers Bring Invaluable Skills and Perspectives to Global Health Programs
Mar 25, 2019
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Jessica Southern recently transitioned to a new role as Key Relations Manager at FIMRC HQ after spending more than seven years as Field Operations Manager at Project Lim贸n, Nicaragua. Jessica is sharing her insights on the value of partnerships since she took on this new role. 聽
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