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Volunteer to Help Children with Cleft Lips

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, knowledge and skills on medical missions worldwide, in addition to raising funds and awareness within their own communities.


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.

Operation Smile accepts the following medical specialties on medical missions:

  • 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


    Credentialed Operation Smile Medical Volunteers

    If you are already a credentialed Operation Smile medical volunteer and would like to volunteer on a mission, please check our volunteer opportunities and send an e-mail to the appropriate mission coordinator.


    Resident Physicians:
    Operation Smile is pleased to offer a limited number of volunteer opportunities to senior residents of plastic surgery, anesthesia, and pediatrics through the Regan Fellowship. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.


    Medical Students: 
    Operation Smile is accepting applications from medical students in their final year of school for missions scheduled March 2010-August 2010. Deadline: December 1, 2009. 

    For more information on resident physician and medical student mission opportunities, email Mark Beers.


    Questions?

  • Contact the Credentialing Department at 757-321-3235.