jayparkinsonmd:

Think of a job you can or want to do, and bring along everything you need to do that job.

It sounds obvious. But for me and many others who were helping out yesterday in disaster areas, this didn’t occur to us to have a mission. Our mission was to go to an area and help out.

Yesterday, a group…

Excellent advice for those volunteering, make sure you have a mission, a plan, an outlined task; or else it is very easy to get caught up in the chaos.

Jay Parkinson + MD + MPH = a doctor in NYC: If you’re thinking of volunteering today, here’s some helpful advice.