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Work in the FieldRegistered Nurses / Nurse PractitionersAs a nurse working for MSF your training and supervisory skills will be put to the test. You may be asked to take part in organizing a mass vaccination initiative for measles or triaging an influx of displaced people fleeing conflict. You may run a program to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV or be called upon to initiate a training program for local medical staff. "We are looking for people who aren't afraid of everything changing from one day to the next." - Laura Cobey, RN
Field Human Resources Q&A with MSF Aid Workers
Johanne SekkenesRole: Nurse, Operational Support Coordinator "The most difficult aspect of field work is to witness human suffering. Everywhere MSF works you see enormous human suffering. There is nothing to prepare you for this."
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Rebecca SingerRole: RN, ND "With MSF, there is no hierarchy and everybody is an integral part of the team."
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Louise FangRole: Operating Room Nurse "You are put into that position and you have to learn quickly. I started out just treating everybody as I wanted people to treat me, putting myself in the other people’s shoes, and trying to mediate the conflicts they might have."
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Johanne Sekkenes
Rebecca Singer
Louise Fang
MSF Recruitment Information