Hey!

I wanted to ask which would be the best non-medical entry job?

I have experience in most of them (finances, HR, administration, and some logs) for other medical INGOs. I’d like to work for MSF, and hopefully as a project coordinator somewhen in the future.

Which would be the best job to get into MSF from Europe without French?

Hi everyone,

I am a recent Psychology graduate and have always been interested in working with MSF and other NGOs. I have a personal connection to conflict and war, (my family is from Gaza and I was born and raised during a dictatorship in Egypt.) I have seen the requirements to work with MSF as a Mental Health Officer, and it makes sense that they require a lot of qualifications for this role. However, I am curious if there is anyone here who has worked with MSF as an intern or with just a bachelor's degree.

Hi, All:

Greetings. Does MSF ever send American international staff to the Middle East? Curious if they historically have or imagine doing so in the future.

Cheers!

I (25m) am a third year pharmacy student, and I want to do anything I can to make my application to MSF stand out as much as possible within the next three years. I need to complete two years of residency, but I am also interested in learning a language as well. I’m debating between French and Arabic.

I completely understand that learning a brand new language is very difficult, but I am very motivated to doing this program. Besides English, I know Japanese and functioning Spanish. I heard that Arabic is a very difficult language to learn, but I would like to be placed in an Arabic speaking country. But the website said that they need more French speakers. So I was wondering if anyone had any advice in which direction to go in to make my application as strong as possible.

Thank you!

Hi everyone, Doctor who recently graduated here. I would like to apply for Doctors Without Borders and I’m looking for people who could share their stories and the process of application. And the requirements as well ☺️

It seems tricky ethically, if a doctor operates in a hospital being used by Hamas then they are knowingly placing their patients at risk of being targeted in a legitimate military attack.

This seems doubly true if the doctors remain silent about what is going on.

It seems staying silent when a hostile military is basing itself in a hospital is likely to prolong the suffering and increase the deaths.

In the past two weeks we've seen Hamas claim that the IDF has raped patients, killed patients, killed doctors, and otherwise Hamas has said nothing about their own losses.

At any rate, will MSF doctors confirm or deny what Israel has claimed? Or confirm or deny Hamas' claims of the rapes and the murders of patients and doctors?

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Hello !

I have some questions regarding the interview process when applying to MSF-USA. I applied online to a Humanitarian Affairs Officer position.

1. What are the different steps in the process ?

• It is confusing because the website says that you are supposed to have an interview and then the Welcome Days (when you’re selected) but I have heard that some people got multiple interviews and/or written tests.
• I have been invited to a 45 mins phone screening interview. Is it the last step before the 3-days welcome training ?

2. What should I expect for the first 45 mins phone screening interview ?

Many thanks in advance for your advices and support !!!

Is it allowed/possible to bring your pets with you on a medical mission?

Hi everyone. Whilst I understand that you are allocated to a first mission, do you get a choice of where to go on subsequent missions via the list of vacancies on the souk msf internal page, or do you tend to be offered subsequent missions?

Thanks

Time to start picking up language electives while I finish my degree! Are any of the MSF listed languages in particular demand? Is there any use for others that aren't listed?

I'm finishing my bachelor's degree, and one of my classes is dedicated entirely to a 40-page paper on a single organization. I feel that input from people with first-hand experience would be very helpful.

Anyone who shares their experiences will get complete anonymity.

My questions will be about social structures and cliques within the organization and its fieldwork operations, whether managerial/administrative staff were helpful or ineffective, what you saw as the biggest strengths and weaknesses of the organization, and (if possible) what the labor agreement/employment contract entailed that was unique to MSF.

Hey!

I just finished my medical studies, I will now start the first module of residency, which is 9 months in my country and afterwards I am looking for a place, where I can volunteer. I long-term wanna join doctors without boards and I would really like to get a lot of experience beforehand in order to do good work and also to even get a placement with msf.

So I was wondering, do you know any good volunteering programs, especially in the global South and Spanish speaking countries would be great? I have been looking online and all of them look either sketchy and scream white-savioursm or don't seem to do any placements anymore.

Also if someone generally has info about how realistic it even is to get a placement with msf (I am gonna train to become a GP and emergency doctor) and what are things I can do so I improve my chances to be able to work with msf, I would appreciate that!

Thanks a lot for your help!

I have a huge admiration for anyone who works with MSF and I was wondering if there were any book recommendations to gain more insight into the reality of MSF. I have heard of Hope in Hell and An Imperfect Offering as two recommendations (though if these are not let me know).

Are there any other books that would be good to read? Thanks in advance.

Any MSF midwives around? I’m a student midwife and would love to have a chat with someone who knows more about what MSF expect in terms of experience - I’d imagine they require years of experience in higher risk areas of midwifery (triage, assessment unit, labour suite) rather than low risk community work but I’m really interested in finding out more, as I’m keen to do an MSF mission and it’ll likely inform the career choices I make prior to applying.

Thank you!

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I’m still a med student and I’ve always been interested in DWB and the work they do and I’m positive this is the career I want for myself. But I still have a lot of research to do about the lifestyle and everything really .. So I wanted to ask a bunch of questions :” First I already know it’s a huge commitment so is the salary going to be enough to cover all my expenses or how does it work ‘cause I have no idea .. And what do I have to do as a med student rn in order to have a CV good enough to be accepted later when I graduate? ‘Cause I heard their acceptance rates are lower then Harvard :” .. and can anyone explain the whole process of applying there for me ?

Hello All! I am new to this page and am so excited to have found this. I am contemplating going through the hiring process within MSF and interested to hear from this community. To give you a little of background, I have extensive experience (~20 years) in project management, people leadership, budgeting, financials, team building, etc...

I would love to hear some feedback from those who have gone through the process or an MSF rep on some of the expectations, and considerations. Also not sure if any can comment on what are some of the key differences between the Project Coordinator role vs Technical Logisticians, vs HR/Finance. They seem to have some overlap in terms of duties. Thank you all in advance!

Hello, I am a social work student aspiring to one day become a Humanitarian affairs officer (HAO) for MSF. I want to know what a day in your life looks like, and what qualities are valued when working as a HAO at MSF. I couldn’t find much information on the website or their YouTube page.

This question is targeted towards epidemiologists but I would appreciate any insights!

I am a physician and public health grad. I've been working for quite some time in largely public health research and implementation roles. I was recently recruited to the EPI pool and I am in talks for a potential deployment.

My question is what kind of work do you do between assignments? I imagine initially they may not be able to line stuff up back to back. My knowledge is limited to only medics/paramedics but I understand that it's comparatively easier for practicing physicians, nurses etc. to pick up locum work. What about folks who don't practice anymore? Wondering if anyone has any experience with being in this situation?

P.S.: I would love to take the time off for a break/vacation but my situation is such that it may not be possible for too long, at least for the first couple years.

Hello all,

I am currently a physical therapy doctoral student in the US Army. I would really like to provide humanitarian work or low cost healthcare outside of the US when I get out of the army with an organization like Doctors Without Borders. I am proficient in English and Spanish. But I have never met anyone who does something like this and would love to talk to someone who has any idea of what opportunities are available to me. If anyone can help out, that would be amazing. Thanks!!

I am an Electrical Engineer working a conventional job in the USA interested in joining MSF as a technical logistician. From what I have gathered, getting involved in Ham radio would be a good hobby to build skills but I have heard its good to be a jack of all trades and water sanitation is important to know. I'll also take suggestions on other good things to know.