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title: What Types of Licensed Healthcare Professionals Can Practice on a Brigade?
description: Here is a list of the types of licensed Healthcare Professionals that may be able to practice during a Brigade
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# What Types of Licensed Healthcare Professionals Can Practice on a Brigade?

## Here is a list of the types of licensed Healthcare Professionals that may be able to practice during a Brigade

A Medical or Dental Brigade Chapter that recruits Healthcare Professionals to participate in their Brigade may be eligible to receive a [scholarship](https://info.globalbrigades.org/support/brigade-scholarship-opportunities?hsLang=en).

In addition to getting a scholarship, licensed Healthcare Professionals may be approved to practice the following specialties, which vary by country:

### ![🇭🇳 Flag: Honduras Emoji, HN Flag Emoji](https://images.emojiterra.com/twitter/v13.1/512px/1f1ed-1f1f3.png) HONDURAS

| - Dentist - Dermatologist - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine - Doctor of Internal Medicine (e.g. Pulmonologist, Cardiologist) - General Practitioner, Family Physician - Registered Dietician, Nutritionist - Obstetrician/Gynecologist - Optometrist, Doctor of Optometry - Ophthalmologist - Pediatrician - Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist - Physician Assistant - 3rd and 4th-Year Medical Student - 3rd and 4th-Year Dental Student |
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### ![🇵🇦 Flag: Panama Emoji, PA Flag Emoji](https://images.emojiterra.com/twitter/512px/1f1f5-1f1e6.png) PANAMA

| - Dentist - Dermatologist - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine - General Practitioner, Family Physician - Registered Dietician, Nutritionist - Optometrist, Doctor of Optometry - Pediatrician - Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist |
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### ![🇬🇭 Flag: Ghana Emoji, GH Flag Emoji](https://images.emojiterra.com/twitter/512px/1f1ec-1f1ed.png) GHANA

| - Dentist - Dermatologist - Doctor of Internal Medicine (e.g. Pulmonologist, Cardiologist) - General Practitioner, Family Physician - Registered Dietician, Nutritionist - Obstetrician/Gynecologist - Optometrist, Doctor of Optometry - Pediatrician - Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist |
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### ![🇬🇹 Flag: Guatemala Emoji, GT Flag Emoji](https://images.emojiterra.com/twitter/v13.1/512px/1f1ec-1f1f9.png) GUATEMALA

| - Dentist - Dermatologist - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine - Doctor of Internal Medicine (e.g. Pulmonologist, Cardiologist) - General Practitioner, Family Physician - Registered Dietician, Nutritionist - Obstetrician/Gynecologist - Optometrist, Doctor of Optometry - Ophthalmologist - Pediatrician - Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist |
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### ![🇬🇷 Flag: Greece Emoji, GR Flag Emoji, Greek Flag Emoji](https://images.emojiterra.com/twitter/v13.1/512px/1f1ec-1f1f7.png) GREECE

Due to regulations by the European Union, only Healthcare Professionals who graduated from universities within the EU can practice in Greece. 

### 🇧🇿 BELIZE

Due to regulations by the Ministry of Health in Belize, only Healthcare Professionals who are licensed in Belize can practice on a Brigade. 

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