In foreign countries, the food will be basic and is often the fare of villagers. All of our supplies and medications are donated and, as a volunteer, you are asked to secure whatever you can. These items are sometimes shipped to the destination, but more often are carried as part of the volunteers' personal luggage. When available, private donated aircraft is used to transport volunteers and supplies to remote areas. However, very often commercial transportation must be used and volunteers must assume the financial responsibility for their own fare.
Unforeseen expenses are always a possibility.
RAM volunteers are some of the best volunteers in the world. It takes special people to meet the many challenges of this organization's unique methods of health care delivery. If you are interested in being a RAM volunteer, please fill out our interactive volunteer form or you may contact us by snail-mail at 1834 Beech Street, Knoxville, TN 37920. If you are a student, we ask only that you recruit at least one doctor or dentist to accompany us on a mission in which you participate.