Post-Resident Physician

Overview

The Samaritan's Purse / World Medical Mission Post-Residency Program is designed to be a bridge for Christian Physicians, Dentists, Pharmacists, and CRNAs completing residency. This two-year+ program is designed for Christian Medical Professionals who feel called to a career in international medical missions and would serve in a mission hospital in a foreign country. With support from Samaritan's Purse, Christian Medical Professionals will be introduced to the blessings and opportunities of a career in medical missions while gaining valuable medical experience and sharing the love and compassion of Christ with a hurting world.

NOTE: If you meet the requirements of our Program, references will be requested. Two professional reference letters and three additional references will be requested via a link sent to you. The review process will begin in March 2026. If your application is being considered, you will be notified by the end of May 2026. Due to the nature of this position, we request your spouse to complete an application as well.

A separate link will be provided to you for your spouse to apply.

A Day In The Life Of a Post-Resident Physician

At Samaritan's Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotion and spend time praying for each other, our staff, and volunteers who serve around the globe.

In the role of Post-Resident Physician
, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him
• Provide comprehensive medical care as a full-time missionary physician
• Attend and participate in medical staff and administrative meetings
• Provide initial and ongoing assessment of patients that reflects knowledge of disease processes that include evaluation of the cognitive status of the patients, and a determination of their physical, psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, educational, and safety needs
• Demonstrate effective clinical judgment and provide appropriate therapeutic interventions
• Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and revise the plan of care based on expected outcomes
• Provide teaching and training to national and international staff
• Write monthly prayer and update letters for financial and prayer supporters
• All other duties as assigned

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• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to be flexible
• Ability to accurately document patient records
• Ability to consult with other physicians and medical professionals
• Ability to observe the patient and gain information regarding the medical condition
• Ability to identify the nature of the patient's illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms
• Ability to stabilize a patient in an emergency situation
• Ability to train medical students and residents
• Doctoral degree from a Medical, Dental, Pharmaceutical or Osteopathic college or university with a major in Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Osteopathic Medicine, or related field and three or more years of Residency required. For CRNAs, degree required.

Job Location: International Mission Hospital

Type: Full-time for 2+ years

Language Requirement: Fluency in English with the willingness to learn a second language if necessary for the country assigned.

Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17.
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons:
  Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19;
  John 10:30;
  Ephesians 4:4-6.
• We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. (Various verses referenced.)
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life. (Various verses referenced.)
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment. (Various verses referenced.)
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church. (Various verses referenced.)
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