Backup Peace Corps Medical Officer

The United States Peace Corps seeks a Medical Doctor, Physician, or Nurse Practitioner to serve as a back-up provider contracted Peace Corps Medical Officer (PCMO), to be based in Quito to assist during busy times. A back-up PCMO can expect to be required to provide one week to several months of services. However, most time a back-up PCMO is required for 1-3 weeks. The PCMO will provide health care to U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers in Ecuador, and will work under the supervision of the Peace Corps Country Director and the Peace Corps Office of Medical Services in Washington DC.

Duties include:

• Routine primary health care to Peace Corps Trainees and Volunteers including treatment of common illnesses and injuries in accordance with Peace Corps medical guidelines
• Individual short-term counseling on disease prevention, adjustment issues, stress management and cross-cultural problems
• Response to emergency medical situations
• Ability to conduct trainings on health-related issues
• Site visits to Peace Corps Volunteers throughout Ecuador
• Administrative tasks of the medical office including budget management
• Inventory of medical supplies and equipment
• Alternate 24 hour on- call duty with other PCMOs

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Graduate of accredited school: MDs must be a graduate of a school listed in this link, Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research https://search.wdoms.org/
• Current license to practice
• A minimum of two years of unsupervised, independent clinical experience is required
• Ability to communicate effectively in oral/written English, C1 on the CEFR scale. Language abilities may be tested.
• Must be able to obtain a driver’s license and be willing to travel to sites in Ecuador
• Must be able to obtain an American visa
• Ability to work effectively as part of an intercultural team
• Hardworking, reliable and diligent with good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision

Interested applicants for this position must submit all of the following information to ec01-vacancypeacecorps.gov in order for their application to be considered. All documents must be in English; official translation is not required:

1. A resume or CV that includes: • Professional positions held, identifying duties, responsibilities, and dates of employment. All periods of unemployment greater than three months should be accounted for. • Explanation of primary care/general medicine experience. • Education and training, identifying universities attended, dates of attendance, degrees and diplomas. • Professional licenses, certificates, registrations. • Names and contact information for 3 professional references.
2. Current medical license. (If no expiration date, include explanation statement from licensing body i.e. Ministry of Health, other government agency, etc.)
3. Copy of valid driver’s license
4. One reference letter from a current clinical colleague, in English.

All documents must be recieved by: February 22, 2026

BU Email to: EC-Vacancypeacecorps.gov