

What is a PCP Medical Ambassador?
A PCP Medical Ambassador is a compassionate, dedicated medical professional volunteer investing their skills in service to Congo.
The Medical Ambassador program seeks to come alongside our partners in Congo for lasting change. We believe in training-the-trainers and learning from our Congolese medical colleagues who are experts in their field. Though they may not have the same resources, they are highly capable and experienced in caring for the people in their communities. Our goal is to come alongside in support and be transformed.
Training the Trainers
Through the “Training the Trainers” method, our goal is to multiply medical training for long-term impact. Medical teams traveling to Congo train a group of local medical professionals in their area of expertise. Congolese professionals return to their facility, where they train 8-10 people on the specific skill.
"When western doctors visit, they can treat people, but they will go home. However, through training, we can improve our skills and we can care for our own people."
Ann-Marie Zuku, a nurse at the IPOK clinic in Gemena, DRC, received a training called, “Helping Mothers Survive: Bleeding After Birth.”
Resource Groups
Dentistry
Emergency Care
Hospital Administration
Maternal Care
Nursing
Pediatrics
Surgery & Anesthesiology
Long-Term Approach
Our approach is to equip, inspire confidence, and then step aside and take on a supporting role to encourage long-term viability and sustainability of the medical system in Congo.
Traveling to Congo
Medical Ambassador teams travel to Congo several times per year to build relationships, meet with their medical colleagues, and train in specific skills and procedures. Not every volunteer will travel to Congo; we have opportunities for volunteers to support the work from home.
Upcoming Medical Ambassador Trips to Congo
October 2019
Coaching the Trainers
From October 2-17 2019, a Medical Ambassador team will be returning to Congo to coach several nurses as they train staff in various locations.
- Dr. Eric Gunnoe, Karen Goeke RN, and Sheryl Noren EMT will be coaching trainers, Alphones Ndombe and Jonas Yundonago, as they train Loko health nurses in pediatric care at Karawa Hospital.
- Dr. Jim Walker and Marta Klein PA will be coaching trainers Astrid Wombalando, Ann-Marie Zuku, and MD student Antoinette Zambite, as they train Bogose Nubea and Bokada staff in maternal care at Bogose Nubea Hospital.
- Ann Hagensen RN will be training nursing students in assessments and nursing protocols.
Please be in prayer as the team prepares for their trip!
Trip participants:
Dr. Eric Gunnoe
Dr. Jim Walker
Karen Goeke, RN
Ann Hagensen, RN
Craig Anderson, PCP Director of Medical & Health Programs