Iquitos, Peru

About the Trip

This recurring service trip provides basic primary care and health education to under-resourced Indigenous communities in Peru and the Amazon region with compassion, trust, and respect, while fostering sustainable relationships and continuity of care.

The team works with Parroquial San Martin de Porres, which provides basic, ongoing healthcare, education, and community support to local and Indigenous populations with limited access to medical services. Dr. Flanders has led teams to this location with Parroquial San Martin de Porres two to three times a year for five years. Rotary International, San Cap provides grant and education support for diabetes care, and Centro de Visión Divino Niño Jesús Iquitos provides consultation for cataracts and eye diseases.

Who We Need

Spanish fluency is helpful but not necessary. Pharmacy experience is helpful.

Remaining openings by role are shown during registration.

Costs & Logistics

The trip fee is $2,656 per person (double occupancy) or $3,236 (single occupancy), not including airfare. Payment instructions are sent with your acceptance.

• Housing (included): 4-star hotel, double-occupancy rooms with 2 beds, private baths with hot water, A/C, and 24-hour front desk staff.
• Meals (included): Traditional Peruvian breakfast, lunch on all clinic days, and dinner most nights. Travel-day meals are generally not included.
• Transportation (included): Domestic flights Lima–Iquitos–Lima, an air-conditioned motor coach for all travel in Iquitos, a three-tier pontoon boat to clinics on the Amazon, and speed boats for excursions.
• Not included: Your international flight to Lima.
• CME: AOA Category 1-B credit is offered.

Safety

• Be prepared for possible travel during inclement weather and for vector-borne diseases.
• Participants travel with others and do not depart from the group. English-speaking guides and security personnel travel with the team. Lock up your passport and valuables, and travel with limited cash.
• After a needle stick or other exposure, the participant is transported to the hospital in Iquitos for baseline testing and counseling. Medications are available in country for purchase, and the participant may choose to return to the U.S.
• Before you go, review the U.S. State Department advisory for Peru and enroll in STEP.

How to Join

1. Be a current DOCARE member. Membership is required for all trip participants. Join or renew.
2. Apply by November 13, 2026 using the registration button on this page.
3. Watch for your acceptance. You’ll be directed on how to pay the trip fee once you are accepted.
4. Book your international flight to Lima once you are accepted.

Ready to Apply?

Applications close November 13, 2026. Questions? Use the event contact on this page.