Flying Doctors of America

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Flying Doctors of America was founded by Allan M. Gathercoal in 1990. Currently it has more than 7000 volunteers in association.

Flying Doctors of America

Flying Doctors of America
Non-profit
Website	https://fdoamerica.org/

The organization brings together

throughout the world. All of the missions are short-term (one or two weeks), professionally managed and affordable. Each team member makes a small donation to the organization which is used to cover the cost of transportation, lodging and mission expenses. Each year the schedule of missions is posted on the organization's website.

The organization is a 501(c)(3)

It is listed in the Encyclopedia of Associations, published by Thomson Gale.

It is listed in Idealist - Directory of nonprofit web resources: 16000 organizations in 130 countries.[2]

In April 2020, pilot and urologist Dr. William Kirby, a volunteer of Flying Doctors America and former mayor of Auburn, California, died in a plane crash at 72.^[3] He was also chairman of the Tumor Board at Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital. Dr. William Kirby flew to rural parts of the world to give free medical services and free clinics.^[4]

Medical Mercy Missions

Medical Mercy Missions, Inc. is the mother organization of Flying Doctors of America.^[5]

The organization is a

and in the state of Georgia.

References

External links

• Official site