Compiled by MMS Committee on Senior Volunteer Physicians
MMS senior members have served at Free Health Care Programs for over 20 years as volunteers in underserved communities and/or provide oversight and mentoring of medical students. The locations span from Cape Cod to Western Massachusetts.
MMS members who are age 60 and over, fully retired with active medical licenses can apply for the volunteer program. As part of the application process, members can apply for professional liability insurance if coverage is not available to them.
If you have questions or are interested in volunteering at a program below or elsewhere, please contact Brett Bauer, staff coordinator, at bbauer@mms.org or (781) 434-7242.
Disclaimer: The directory of free health care programs is provided for informational purposes only. The MMS does not endorse the programs listed.
Amherst
AMHERST SURVIVAL CENTER FREE CLINICS
138 Sunderland Rd
Amherst, MA 01002
Phone: (413) 549-3968 ext. 107
Resource Coordinator: Miranda Groux
Email:
miranda@amherstsurvival.org
https://amherstsurvival.org
Billerica
SHRI DWARKAMAI HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAM
267 Boston Road
North Billerica, MA 01862
Phone: (978) 729-1392
Contact: Nilesh Gunda
Boston
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS, INC.
47 West Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: (617) 423-9575
Medical Coordinator: Peter Ducharme
Email:
pducharme@bridgeotw.org
www.bridgeotw.org
Framingham
GRATIS HEALTHCARE
10 Pearl St.
Framingham, MA 01701
Phone: (401) 647-6896
Medical Director: David Bechtel, MD
www.gratishealth.org
Great Barrington
VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE BERKSHIRES
777 S. Main Street, Ste 4
Great Barrington, MA, 01230
Phone: (413) 528-4014
Volunteer Coordinator: Eleanore Velez
Medical Director: Bob Davenport, MD
Email:
info@vimberkshires.org
https://vimberkshires.org
Marlborough
METROWEST FREE MEDICAL PROGRAM, GENERAL MEDICINE & WOMEN'S HEALTH
246 Maple Street, Suite 1
Marlborough, MA 01752
Phone: (508) 656-0740
Executive Director: Leslie Scales
https://www.metrowestfreemedicalprogram.org/
Pittsfield
VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE BERKSHIRES
199 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Phone: (413) 528-4014
Medical Director: Bob Davenport, MD
Email:
info@vimberkshires.org
https://vimberkshires.org
Shrewsbury
INDIA SOCIETY OF WORCESTER FREE HEALTH STOP
152 Main Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Medical Director: Sahdev Passey, MD
Email:
info@wfccinc.org
https://www.worcesterfreecare.org/medical-programs/india-society
SAINT ANNE’S FREE MEDICAL PROGRAM
Saint Anne’s Church
130 Boston Turnpike Road, Route 9
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Medical Director: Matthew Lawlor, MD
Email:
info@wfccinc.org
https://www.worcesterfreecare.org/medical-programs/st-annes
Sudbury
METROWEST FREE MEDICAL PROGRAM, VISION
Lexington Eye Associates
534 Boston Post Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
Phone: (508) 656-0740
Executive Director: Leslie Scales
www.metrowestfreemedicalprogram.org
Worcester
AKWAABA FREE HEALTH PROGRAM
New England Ghanaian Seventh-day Adventist Church
67 Vernon Street
Worcester, MA 01610-2138
Medical Directors: Karen Peterson, MD, and Sapna Savant, MD
Phone during clinic hours only: (508) 425-4142
Email:
info@wfccinc.org
https://www.worcesterfreecare.org/medical-programs/akwaaba
ST. PETER’S FREE MEDICAL PROGRAM
St. Peter’s Church
929 Main St.
Worcester, MA 01610
Medical Director: Rachel Vuolo, MD
Email:
info@wfccinc.org
https://www.worcesterfreecare.org/medical-programs/st-peters
HART-WOOD FREE MEDICAL PROGRAM
First Unitarian Church
90 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Medical Director: Brian Lisse, MD
Email:
info@wfccinc.org
https://www.worcesterfreecare.org/medical-programs/hart-wood
WESLEY EYE PROGRAM
Wesley United Methodist Church
114 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Director: Ronald Ramsey
Email:
info@wfccinc.org
https://www.worcesterfreecare.org/medical-programs/wesley-eye-program
WORCESTER ISLAMIC CENTER SOCIAL SERVICES
Worcester Islamic Center
248 East Mountain Street
Worcester, MA 01606
Medical Director: Muhammad Ramzan, MD
Email:
info@wfccinc.org
https://www.worcesterfreecare.org/medical-programs/worcester-islamic-center
