Send in your application:
You may now apply by email. From this application page, click, copy and paste these questions into the body of an email, fill it out and email it in. 

Application Form Questions:

Are you applying for Midwifery or Doula Internship?

First choice of training dates?
Second choice of training dates?
Third choice of training dates?
Are you flexable within two or three weeks?
Applying for one, two, or three month Internship?

Name:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Email:
Phone:
Age:
Birth date:
Sex:
Single or married:
Spouses name if married:
Children, names and ages:
Occupation:
Height:
Weight:
Blood type:
Any current health problems?
On any medications now?
Is there anything you will not eat?
How would you rate your health and stamina?
Are you current on immunizations and boosters?
Emergency contact, name and phone:
Church name:
Denomination:
Health care currently involved in:
Education:
How did you hear about Mercy In Action?
Who do you know who has attended in the past?
What expectations do you have for this course?
What do you hope to do after your time with us?

Write a short biography, include your interest in health care, your relationship with God, goals, any addictions or areas of character you are working on, and anything else you would like to tell us about your hopes, fears, special circumstances, future dreams, etc.

Have someone who knows you well send a letter of reference by email.

We will look at the dates you are available and tell you if there is a match.

If you are accepted, Pay your fees before purchasing a ticket to Manila. You must pay by check or money order in US dollars and mail to our USA headquarters:

Mercy In Action
PO Box 2777
Paso Robles, CA 93447

Or you can pay on-line by going to the Donation page on the home page of our web site:
CLICK HERE TO PAY

Get a passport  if you do not already have one that is good for at least 6 months past your planned travel time. You can get your first passport or renew your old one by going to a post office or going on line at : http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html

Purchase a ticket to fly into Manila, Philippines. Many airlines fly into Manila, you can ask your travel agent, or use our Mercy In Action travel agent:
Barbara Lambert at Bon Voyage Travel:
Phone :800-800-8511
E-mail: barbara@bonvoyagetravelintl.com

Bring money to exchange at the airport when you depart for your international flight. At most airports that have international flights  there is a booth to change your money into Philippine pesos. Bring enough for eating out occasionally and the wonderful native baskets, jewelry, sarongs, and other souvenirs you can buy inexpensively here. You may also want to pay for activities on our fun days, such as boating, snorkeling,  diving, or jet skiing in the ocean, or enjoying a massage on the beach.  We have friends who provide all these activities as their businesses. If you are unable to change money before leaving North America, we can help you exchange it here, but it is better and easier to have pesos you can use right when you arrive.

Pack light, you must be able to carry all your own luggage without assistance. The only exception is if you bring donated supplies with you we will pay for a porter to help you. (see below). All the clothes you need will fit in a back-back. Bring a few sets of tee shirts and shorts, (or tank tops and skirts for the ladies) and a swim suit. Pack some mosquito spray and sunscreen, and any prescription medicines you are taking. Throw in a pair of sandals, and wear a pair of tennis shoes or hiking boots. Bring one sweater or light jacket for on the plane (probably the coldest you will be!).

Bring medical donations in your luggage to bless the mission of Mercy In Action. The items we need most are gloves, both sterile and non-sterile, gauze pads, chux under pads, alcohol wipes, K-Y jelly, antibiotic ointments like Neosporin, hydrocortisone creams, and ointments for burns. All of these can be bought at Wal-mart or any drug store, (cheap there, especially if you buy generic versions--but very expensive and hard to find here!) or you may be able to ask your doctor or dentist for donations, especially medical gloves, absorbable sutures, 1cc and 3cc syringes, and IV needles.