DOCARE

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DOCARE International is a non-profit medical outreach program that brings health care to underserved communities in remote areas of the Western Hemisphere.^[2] DOCARE International provides health care services through permanent medical clinics and short-term outreach trips.^[3] DOCARE International has worked in countries such as Haiti, Guatemala,^[4] Nicaragua, Haiti, Peru, India, Malawi, Uganda, and Tanzania.^[5] DOCARE International operates three permanent clinics, two Guatemala (San Andrés Itzapa and Tecpán Guatemala) and one in Chacraseca, Nicaragua.^[6][7]

DOCARE International

Formation	1961
Purpose	Medical
Location	Chicago, IL
Region served	Western Hemisphere, South America
President	Allison L. Abraham, DO[1]
Vice President	Shane Sergent, DO[1]
Parent organization	American Osteopathic Association
Website	docareintl.org

History

DOCARE was founded by Ernest A. Allaby, D.O. in 1961.^[8][9] DOCARE is operated by the American Osteopathic Association,^[10] and consists of osteopathic physicians (DO), osteopathic medical students, M.D. physicians, and other healthcare professionals.^[11]

DOCARE has partnered with the US Navy on medical missions.^[12]