Experience the vivid colors of Costa Rica with its many beaches, lush jungles, tropical foliage, and beautiful climate while serving those in need.
ISL offers health teams to Costa Rica including medical, dental, nursing, public health, physical therapy, veterinary and hike for humanity.
Costa Rica teams arrive in San Jose, Costa Rica for orientation and seminars in tropical medicine, taking vital signs, pharmacology, house clinic-community triage, clinic organization, medical Spanish seminars, as well as history of Costa Rica. Teams perform house clinics, community health surveys, village triage, and clinics in different areas and towns, based on local needs at the time of the trip. Teams then make their way back to San Jose, Costa Rica and depart home from there.
We also offer multi-country teams to Costa Rica/Nicaragua and Costa Rica/Panama.
Costa Rica & Nicaragua teams will arrive in San Jose, Costa Rica. Teams will work in Costa Rica for the first half of the trip then may their way to Nicaragua and work in Nicaragua for the second half of the trip. Teams maybe traveling by bus, 4×4′s, or boat as they perform clinics along the way from Costa Rica to Nicaragua. Teams then depart from Managua, Nicaragua.
Nicaragua & Costa Rica teams will do the reverse of the above route. These teams will arrive in Managua, Nicaragua and depart from San Jose, Costa Rica.
Costa Rica & Panama teams arrive in San Jose, Costa Rica. The teams work in the communities in and around San Jose the first half of the trip then may their way to Panama and work in Panama for the second half of the trip. Teams then fly home from Panama City, Panama.
Panama & Costa Rica teams will do the reverse of the above route. These teams will arrive in Panama City, Panama and depart from San Jose, Costa Rica.
Teams consist of about six to sixteen students and are accompanied by ISL staff and licensed health professionals.
Upcoming teams going to Costa Rica: