No, there are many other ways for people at all levels to get involved!

Only physicians registered with the Collège des médecins du Québec can practice medicine. Foreign doctors may volunteer for other tasks, but not for consultations or other medical care.

First-year resident physicians (R1) cannot give consultations at Doctors of the World. Second-year resident physicians (R2) however can give consultations at our clinic for migrants with precarious status since other doctors will be present to supervise

Only physicians with a permit to practice from the Collège des médecins du Québec can provide medical care at Doctors of the World (consultations, counselling, training). Retired physicians may be volunteers, but not for consultations or any other medical procedures.

Yes, provided you are registered with the Collège des médecins du Québec and have professional liability insurance. There exists insurance for doctors who do not have a regular practice.

Resident specialist physicians may offer consultations under the supervision of a physician in their specialty.

No, medical students cannot be in observation, except in the context of certain University programs where agreements are already in place

You will have to wait for the next meeting. New dates may be added, so check our website!

Only nurses employed by Doctors of the World provide care on board the Mobile Clinic. We occasionally use volunteer nurses for special outings (vaccination, screening), on an ad hoc basis.

You must attend the first information session in person. Then, some tasks can be accomplished remotely, such as document translation. However, most volunteer work is done out of our Montreal office or clinic

Our e-mails are sent mainly in French; you must be able to understand written French. You can always reply to emails in English. However, for many tasks, a minimum of French is required.

Depending on how you want to volunteer, there are volunteering options during days and evenings during the week only. Except for exceptional events, there is no volunteer schedule on weekends.

Yes, a fixed time and day is not required to volunteer. However, people who want a fixed schedule will be given priority.

For volunteer work that requires several hours of training, a minimum of 12 time slots is required. For other volunteer services, there is no minimum amount of involvement required. However, we favour those who wish to get involved on a regular basis and according to a fixed schedule.