Gregor McIver is a medical student at USC who volunteers with Healing Hearts Across Borders on medical mission trips to Tijuana, Mexico. Healing Hearts Across Borders brings volunteer teams to Tijuana four times per year to provide free healthcare, medicine, and services to underprivileged communities. The organization relies on healthcare professionals, students, and other volunteers and welcomes applications. Volunteers are responsible for their own accommodations, meals, and $50 transportation donation during trips. Monetary donations are also accepted.

1. By Gregor McIver

2. Introduction
 Gregor McIver, a medical student at the University of
Southern California Keck School of Medicine,
balances his academic responsibilities with service to
the community. A volunteer with Healing Hearts
Across Borders, Gregor McIver has traveled to Mexico
on medical mission trips.

3. About Healing Hearts Across
Borders
 Four times each year, Healing Hearts Across Borders
brings a volunteer team to Tijuana to provide free
health care and much-needed medicine for the
underprivileged. The organization depends on
knowledgeable and generous individuals to keep this
mission alive. Healing Hearts Across Borders
welcomes volunteer applications from health care
professionals and medical students, as well as
individuals interested in helping with administration
or translating.

4. Conclusion
 Healing Hearts Across Borders requires that all
volunteers cover their own expenses during the trip.
Lodging typically costs between $15 and $60 per night,
depending on how many roommates each volunteer
accepts. The organization does provide lunch on-site;
other meals are at the volunteer's discretion.
Transportation is by donation of approximately $50.
The organization also welcomes monetary donations
and gifts of personal care items or vitamin
supplements for those who wish to contribute but
cannot commit to a volunteer trip.