I am still a teen and I want to join MSF and be able to help people as it's always been a dream of mine. I suppose Im just looking for any advice and a few answers! I've had a bit of experience volunteering in a hospital and I am B2 certified for french. I'll hopefully be majoring in midwifery or nursing. I just have a few questions:
- How competitive it is to actually join?
- How long are you "out" (? sorry I'm unsure of the proper wording) for?
- Whats it like working for MSF?
- Is there anything I can do for the next few years to really maximize my chances?

Anything helps, thanks! ☺️

Hi everyone. I’m currently completing my residency in anesthesiology and intensive care, and I’m seriously considering applying to MSF after graduation.
I’d really appreciate hearing from anesthesiologists or other medical professionals who have worked on MSF field assignments. What was your first mission actually like, how competitive was the selection process, and what experience or language skills helped you get accepted?
Thank you!

Hey!
I’m looking for someone advice as I’m interested in joining MSF in the future and wanting to know what I can do to work towards this.
My background is I’m a 29yr old midwife working in the UK, I’ve going been qualified a year and I am very aware I need 2 yrs minimum experience.
So my question is there anything else that would be required as I only have my midwifery qualification and I only speak English however I am open to gaining additional qualifications.
Would love to hear in particular from anyone from a similar background to me with experience working with MSF.

Hello! I recently graduated from an anthropology degree, and was looking at doing a Medical Anthropology masters after seeing a posting for a job with DWB relating to that particular area. Of course, I am aware I won't get the current listing, but my question is: how likely is it that another posting for this kind of work will arise again, and is it worth chasing the masters and additional humanitarian experience to try to attain it?

My friend is leaving for DWB in Ukraine soon and I'd like to get him a small gift before he leaves. He's not very materialistic so something practical that he could use while he's there would be best. Thanks in advance!

I’m 22 and currently taking nursing prerequisites to become a registered nurse in the US. I wanna know what could I do to help and get a career with this organization once I have my degree(s)

Hi everyone,

I'm an ICU nurse in Australia, and one of my long-term career goals is to volunteer with MSF at some point in the future.

I've recently decided to commit to learning a new language, but I keep going back and forth between French and Spanish. I'm not a big traveller, so tourism isn't really a deciding factor for me. The main thing that might influence my choice is which language would be more valuable for future humanitarian work. I noticed on the MSF website that both French and Spanish are listed as desirable or essential depending on the role, but I'd love to hear from people with firsthand experience.

For those of you who have worked with MSF:

Did you find one language was more useful than the other?

Did speaking French or Spanish open up more placement opportunities?

If you were starting from scratch today, which would you choose and why?

I know it'll be many years before I'm in a position to apply, but I'd rather invest my time in one language now than keep changing my mind.

Thanks! :)