Volunteer

At Operation Smile, our volunteer network makes a difference in the lives of children everyday. Our volunteers reach out to each child, generously offering their time, their knowledge and their skills to assist in raising funds and awareness, or to participate on our medical teams.

If you are interested in volunteering for Operation Smile, please go to your area of interest below.

New Medical Volunteers
Medical mission volunteers must be credentialed by Operation Smile prior to joining a mission. If you have not been credentialed by Operation Smile, please fill out the Medical Volunteers Online Application Request.

Credentialed Operation Smile Medical Volunteers
If you are already a credentialed Operation Smile medical volunteer, please review the Needs list below for our upcoming missions. If your specialty is listed and you would like to volunteer on a mission, check our volunteer opportunities and send an e-mail to the appropriate mission coordinator.

Plastic Surgeon
Anesthesiologist
Pediatrician
Pediatric Intensivist
Biomedical Technician
Speech Pathologist
Child Life Specialist
Dentist
Nursing
*Some mission sites require night nurse staffing by pre/post nurses during surgery week.

Medical Students
Operation Smile is pleased to offer medical mission opportunities to medical students in their fourth or final year. This year’s (July 2007- June 2008) missions have been filled. Applications for the approximately 20 positions available in the 2008-2009 academic year are due no later than July 18, 2008.

For the 2008-2009 application, click here.

To be eligible to participate, applicants must have a background with Operation Smile either through a partnering University or involvement with Operation Smile student club activities. More information on this observational only role is available in the Medical Student Experience description. For inquiries, please contact Christabelle Fernandez at

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