As stated in our mission statement, A Promise to Peru, Inc. provides an annual cataract surgical and medical mission to the remote villages of the Sacred Valley of Peru and other regions in need.  We are excited to announce our date and location for 2015…  We are traveling to a new region to provide our support: Guayaquil, Ecuador for the week of June 15, 2015.   El Centro Misionero de Salud “Maria Leonor Aguiar” is the clinic where our medical team will host clinics of various subspecialties such as ophthalmology, dermatology, infectious disease, women’s health, pediatrics, ultrasonography and general medicine.  It will also be the location where our ophthalmologists will perform cataract surgery.  All of these services will be provided free of charge to the patients.   For this mission, A Promise to Peru, Inc will be working with Blanca’s House, also a Long Island based nonprofit organization. They will assist us in coordinating the outreach of the neediest patients for surgery and medical care.  As well as in the long term follow up care of these patients with local physicians.

Our board of directors is very excited to expand our mission to Ecuador for 2015 and we are looking forward to another successful mission! Be assured that it is our intention to return to our wonderful patients in the Sacred Valley, Peru. All of us remain very committed to their well-being.

Please be aware of our deadlines for application submission.  We will be following these dates strictly, so if you are interested in joining, please don’t delay and apply today…. applications can be found under the Volunteer tab of our website http://apromisetoperu.com/get-involved/

Physicians and Healthcare Professionals:

Applications should be submitted to: apromisetoperu@gmail.com

Due Date: January 2, 2015

Notification of Final Decision: by January 9, 2015

 

For Medical, Optometry, all Healthcare Professional students and undergraduate students:

Applications should be submitted to: apromisetoperu@gmail.com

Due Date: December 5, 2014

Notified by: December 12, 2014 if they are chosen for an interview

Interview Session: December 15, 2014, at Stony Brook HSC or via Skype after 3pm

Notification of Final Decision: by December 22, 2014