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Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS)

Founded in 1998

The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) is a non-profit, non-political, professional and medical relief organization that represents over 5,000 Syrian American medical professionals in the United States. SAMS is working on the front lines of crisis relief in Syria and neighboring countries to alleviate suffering and save lives. The mission of SAMS is to save lives and work to ensure a healthier future for all through medical relief and healthcare development on behalf of Syrian American healthcare professionals.

 

Organization Type

  • Nonprofit Organization or Foundation

Medical Focus

  • Primary Care
  • Surgery
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Other

Medical Focus – Other

Secondary Care, Tertiary Care

Surgery Type

  • General
  • Trauma
  • Otolaryngology
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Plastic
  • Ophthalmology
  • Dental
  • Orthopaedic
  • Cardiac/Thoracic
  • Neurosurgery
  • Abdominal/Gastrointestinal
  • Urology
  • Vascular

Focus Countries

  • Syria

Typical Number of Trips per Year

10

Program Focus Areas

  • Training for Healthcare Providers
  • Infectious Disease
  • Mental Health/Psychosocial Services
  • Health Systems Infrastructure Development

Does your organization have experience responding to humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters?

Yes

Is emergency response one of your organization’s main activities, or is it conducted only occasionally?

Primary activity

What are the main focus areas of your organization’s response activities?

  • Primary care
  • Surgery
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Disease Outbreak
  • Other

What are the main focus areas of your organization’s response activities? (Other)

Trauma (war-related)

Does your organization respond in a specific country(ies), or wherever your services are needed?

Country(ies)

Country(ies)

Syria (also refugee camps and refugee affected areas in Turkey and Jordan)
 
Contact Name    Mariam Klait
Email    info@sams-usa.net
Telephone    (866)809-9039
Address
366 Stutz Drive Suite 100 Canfield, OHio 44406 United States Map It

Medical Focus

  • Emergency Medicine Focus
  • Primary Care Focus
  • Surgical Focus

Surgical Focus

  • Abdominal/Gastrointestinal
  • Cardiac / Thoracic
  • Dental
  • General
  • Neurosurgery
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedic
  • Otolaryngology
  • Plastic
  • Trauma
  • Urology
  • Vascular

Focus Areas

  • Health Systems Infrastructure Development
  • Infectious Disease
  • Mental Health/Psychosocial Services
  • Training for Healthcare Providers

Countries We Work In:

  • Syria