The Southern California Peruvian American Medical Society improves access to quality healthcare and promotes wellness for the people of Peru, especially the medically underserved, and enhances education for Peruvian medical students and doctors.
When you donate or volunteer, you are helping Southern California PAMS to work collaboratively with Peruvian local providers and medical schools, offering healthcare and education to thousands of patients throughout the country each year. Southern California PAMS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves as a chapter of the Peruvian American Medical Society. If you would like to see other medical missions that the national organization supports, please view their webpage: www.pams.org.
Medical Missions We Support
The Chincha Clinic was built in response to the terrible earthquake that destroyed Chincha and Pisco in 2007. It now provides preventative and diagnostic care to anyone in the region, with the help of sub-specialty care from Lima provided on weekends.
The Huancavelica-Churcampa Mission focuses on bringing help to an underserved area in the Andes of Peru at 11,000 feet. They have a medical center with
limited resources, and the nearest main hospital is three to four hours away.
Hearts with Hope provides medical, dental and humanitarian assistance to children with congenital heart disease in the underserved global community.
Selva In Action (SIA) is a volunteer medical, educational, and empowerment project that provides assistance to villagers living along the Rio Momón in the Amazon jungle, a short distance from the city of Iquitos, Perú.
The Santiago de Chuco Mission provides short term medical, surgical, dental, vision, and health promotion services to the underserved and vulnerable town in La Libertad, Peru.
The HANDS Mission provides lodging and nourishment to family members who lack the means while their loved ones are hospitalized in the San Martin and Amazon region of Peru.
Upcoming Events
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The lunch will be from 12-7pm at the Argentine Association of Los Angeles, 2100 N. Glenoaks Blvd. Burbank, CA 91504. Tickets can be purchased over Zelle. For more information, see our upcoming events page.
Make a donation.
It all begins with your generosity. Every mission, every piece of medical equipment, every infrastructure project, it all starts with people who are willing to invest, monetarily or physically. If you find yourself in a position to help and have any desire to assist in providing needed healthcare to underserved Peruvians, please click on the link below to donate. If you’d like to get involved please fill out a form and we’ll reach out to you.