How long are the short-term clinics and how are short-term medical teams selected?

The medical teams go where invited by AGWM missionaries and the clinics are one to two weeks in duration. The teams are composed of volunteers who have made application to HCM. After each application is processed and approved, the volunteer is notified that he/she has been approved as an HCM team member. The volunteer requests to participate in a particular outreach. Every effort is made to honor the volunteer's preference; however each team is filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. A $200 administrative fee is required to hold a place on an outreach and the money is applied toward the team member's total expense for the outreach.