Consult Bridge connects US-licensed physicians with missionary doctors serving in under-resourced hospitals around the world. No travel.
No time off. Just your expertise, where it's needed most.
Serve global medical missions in 20 minutes a week.
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In hospitals across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, a single general practitioner may be the only care available for a region of tens of thousands. They see cases every day that would warrant a specialist consult in the US: a suspicious mass, a cardiac arrhythmia, a complex pediatric presentation, a surgical decision with no margin for error.
They're doing extraordinary work. They shouldn't have to do it alone.
Missionary doctors are often the only physician for miles.
Your specialty. Their lifeline.
Consult Bridge is built for physicians who want to serve but can't drop everything to go. Here's how it works:
Sign up and set your specialties
Tell us your specialty, your availability, and the kinds of cases you're comfortable reviewing. Takes about 5 minutes.
Review cases when you can
Missionary physicians submit de-identified cases through a secure platform. Review on a break, after rounds, between patients.
Give guidance that changes outcomes
Your input goes back to the missionary physician within the platform. They act on it. Lives change. You go back to your day.
A case in the field. A consult that changed everything.
Dr. Suja Brane, Family Medicine Missionary — West Africa, 13 years
Testimonials
“THANK YOU! I'm new to the consult bridge family as well, but I'm already so thankful for it. What a fabulous tool. I sometimes spend way too much time trying to find a connection for these precious patients.”
— Field worker to consultant“It has been my honor and privilege to work with Consult Bridge. The opportunity to work with you came along as I was winding down my on the ground orthopedic mission which was mostly in Kenya. Working with Consult Bridge allows me to continue what the Lord called me to do. The cases are rarely mundane and usually difficult challenges both in complexity and working within the limits of finances and local conditions. The caregivers are an inspiration. I am blessed by their diligence and dedication to their mission.”
— Volunteer Orthopedic Consultant“PT is doing well and her family was super thankful for the compassionate love and care we provided. Thank you for taking the time to think through this case with me and empowering me to give her the best advice in our resource limited context.”
— Field worker to consultant“On a call with my husband last week he said his dream was to have "the ability to call some advisors to figure out some of these cases and not feel alone"..and then I opened a CMDA "Your call" newsletter the day later and saw the ad for Consult Bridge. And so here I am!”
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Most consulting physicians spend 15-30 minutes a week. You choose when and how often. There's no minimum commitment and no obligation to accept any particular case.
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Consult Bridge operates as an educational peer-to-peer platform. You're providing guidance to a licensed physician — not treating a patient directly.
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We currently onboard US-licensed physicians, but we welcome expressions of interest from specialists in other countries.
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We currently onboard US-licensed physicians, but we welcome expressions of interest from specialists in other countries.
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No. Consult Bridge is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. It's free for volunteer physicians and free for the missionary physicians using it.
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Yes. Consult Bridge is a faith-based 501(c)3 motivated by Christian convictions about service. Physicians of all backgrounds are welcome to volunteer.
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Cases are submitted de-identified. The platform is built with HIPAA principles in mind.
Common Questions
You became a doctor to help people. This is another way to do that.
Join the physicians using Consult Bridge to serve missionary doctors and their patients around the world. Sign up in under five minutes.