Providing medical care to the indigent population of Mexico
Dates for the:
Spring 2027 clinic are Sunday March 7th thru Sunday March 14th.
Dates for the Summer 2027 and Fall 2027 clinics have not been decided.
Information/application for the Spring clinic is posted under "Planned Clinics" tab above
The clinic looks for both skilled medical professionals and volunteers without medical skills. Both categories are limited.
Medical Professionals
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Optometrists: The Clinic has 5 optometry lanes. We look for four or five optometrists each clinic
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Optometry Students: We will have one optometry student slot per optometrists. Priority is given to 4th year students and then to 3rd years.
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Ophthalmologists (Cataract Surgeons): One or two US cataract surgeons are welcome each clinic. The cataracts seen at the clinic are some of the most dense and most difficult in the world. Only experienced surgeons are allowed to perform surgery. New, or less experienced, surgeons are able to join us and observe and assist but without the expectation of performing surgery.
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Ophthalmologists (Retina Specialists): One Retina Specialist may be supplement or Mexican Retina Specialist.
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Dentists: The clinic has three dental chairs. Dentists from both the U.S. and Mexico attend.
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Opticians: The clinic both fits and manufactures glasses. The clinic looks for opticians with experience in the following areas: Spotting, Edging, Verification, and Frame Styling
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Sterilization: Needed to sterilize surgical sets for eye surgeons and hand tools for dentists.
Non-Medical
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Translators: Clinic patients primarily speak Spanish although German speaking Mennonites also attemd
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Construction: The clinic often has construction and/or maintenance projects.
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Photography, Videographers, Photo Journalists: The clinic posts to its Facebook page throughout each clinic in order to tell the stories of the clinic, the volunteers, and patients.
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Patient Management: Manages the flow of 800 patients through the clinic.
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Chefs: the clinic feeds between 50 and 100 volunteers each days throughout the week.
Sample Schedule
(There currently is NOT a flight available late Saturday afternoon to head home from this clinic)
Flights and Designated Connections
Volunteer is responsible for booking airfare from departing airport all the way through to the Chihuahua Airport.
Please connect to one of the listed flights below with a
minimum of connection time of 2 hours at DFW Airport.
Multiple volunteers have missed their connections at the DFW due to a combination of short connection times
and delayed flights. Missed connections may cause extra costs for the volunteer
Note: Because of post-ops on Saturday morning, the clinic is unable to get volunteers
back to the airport on Saturday afternoon for any flights prior to 4pm.
Updated Saturday 11/7/2026 5pm
American Airlines allows passengers to hold reservations until midnight the following day before unpaid reservations are automatically cancelled. Contact Robert (Robert@GuerreroClinic.org or at 214-213-6808) before you purchase tickets if you have any questions or concerns.
The clinic also suggests that you NOT purchase Basic Economy Tickets. Passengers cannot change or cancel tickets purchased in this class and our experience has been that passengers with this class of ticket are the first to be bumped in the event of oversold conditions.
FLIGHT LOGISTICS:
American Airlines is the only airline that currently flies direct from the United States (From Dallas DFW Airport) to
Chihuahua. While other airlines connect through various cities in Mexico, the clinic recommends that volunteers - especially first time volunteers - fly on the recommended American Airline flights.
TO the Guerrero Clinic: Ground transportation is provided from the Chihuahua airport for people on the designated connection above. If you choose an alternate arrival flight, you should schedule your arrival prior to the flights that we organize ground transportation around.
You will stay with the group on Sunday night at a hotel in Chihuahua (cost is included in the volunteer fee). Transportation is provided from the hotel to the Guerrero Clinic on Monday morning.
The drive from the Chihuahua airport is 120 miles and takes about 2 ½ hours.
FROM the Guerrero Clinic: Volunteers leave the clinic Saturday late morning after all post operative patients are seen. If you stay overnight on Saturday (cost is included in the volunteer fee), you will enjoy Chihuahua City and can catch one of the first two flights back to the United States on Sunday.
EXPLORING CHIHUAHUA: After the clinic, Saturday afternoon and evening are designated windows for exploring Chihuahua City. Volunteers have the option to go with the group and explore downtown. After a week of hard work and helping people, some volunteers opt to stay at the hotel and hang out at the pool, exercise, catch up on email, socialize or simply catch up on sleep. Dinner is generally low key and is included if you eat with the group.
CONNECTION TIME: If you are connecting through Dallas from another airport, allow a minimum of 2 HOURS of connection time. If you miss the flight to Chihuahua, the logistics of figuring out how to get you on another flight and to the clinic are difficult and may cost the volunteer additional money.
LUGGAGE: If you are checking luggage, remember that you must clear customs, re-check luggage, and most likely change terminals in Dallas on your return home.
Please email legible copies of your CURRENT MEDICAL LICENSE(S) and CV to
walter@guerreroclinic.org if you are one of the following medical professionals: Physician, Optometrist, Surgeon, Dentist, CRNA, Nurse, NP, PA, PT or Pharmacist.
DENTISTS MUST BRING THEIR OWN INSTRUMENTS