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  • Zambia September 2023 by Ginny Wilson BSN, CNOR

    Zambia September 2023 by Ginny Wilson BSN, CNOR

    Published

    October 5, 2023

    You are probably already aware of the Surgicorps mission, so I will get right down to it and leave you with a few impressions from my first visit to Zambia. […]

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  • Guatemala 2023

    Guatemala 2023

    Published

    August 28, 2023

    Jodi Yingling, BSN RN CNOR RNFA Brett Yingling, BSN RN When DeNese asked us to write a blog for our most recent Surgicorps trip to Guatemala, I felt that I […]

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  • Zambia April 2023 

    Zambia April 2023 

    Published

    May 15, 2023

    Elizabeth Andrew  Medical assistant   When I was five years old, I had an accident in a Kenya boarding school. I severely broke my left arm. The doctors wanted to amputate […]

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  • Zambia April 2023 Reflections by Mary Manning Petras

    Zambia April 2023 Reflections by Mary Manning Petras

    Published

    May 1, 2023

    Opportunity is everything. Surgicorps gave me an opportunity to travel to Zambia in April 2023. That opportunity turned out to be a gift—a chance to meet and learn from the […]

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  • VIETNAM 2022 by Jenny Steffens, PA-C

    VIETNAM 2022 by Jenny Steffens, PA-C

    Published

    November 10, 2022

    I hold patients’ hands. It’s just what I do. Big hands, small hands, calloused hands, manicured hands, I hold them all. Why? Because every hand deserves to be held, especially […]

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  • ZAMBIA REFLECTION  by Judy and Dave Kelley

    ZAMBIA REFLECTION by Judy and Dave Kelley

    Published

    October 12, 2022

    It is all about the kid!!  Their lives and the lives of their parents and family members have been changed forever because of the amazing service the Surgicorps team provided […]

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  • FROM MEDICAL STUDENT TO MEDICAL INTERPRETER – AMELIA HARE’S STORY

    FROM MEDICAL STUDENT TO MEDICAL INTERPRETER – AMELIA HARE’S STORY

    Published

    September 7, 2022

    My first introduction to Surgicorps happened, as many life-changing moments do, serendipitously. I was a 17-year-old high school student, sitting (begrudgingly) in a clinic waiting room, accompanying my mom on […]

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  • Reflections on Zambia April 2022…by Shira Kazakewich, CRNA

    Reflections on Zambia April 2022…by Shira Kazakewich, CRNA

    Published

    April 12, 2022

    Where do I start for one of these blogs? After over ten trips in five countries with various organizations, not one of these missions is the same. However, they carry […]

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  • SURGICORPS REMEMBERS MELINDA HANDLER

    Published

    October 19, 2021

    Our Surgicorps Family has lost yet another shining light in the world of philanthropy and humanitarianism………we’re beyond saddened to announce the passing of Melinda Handler on October 14, 2021 after […]

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  • ZAMBIA 2021

    Published

    October 4, 2021

    On September 17th, 2021, a small group of medical professionals departed for Zambia with the two of us and a few other first timers included. When Dr. Michele Misher-Harris asked […]

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  • WE ARE BACK!

    Published

    September 7, 2021

    After a very difficult year for a lot of people around the world, I feel so grateful to say that “We Are Back!”, doing what we do best, helping people. This […]

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  • SURGICORPS RETURNS TO WORK

    Published

    August 11, 2021

    Haven’t been to Guatemala for some years now, but I find myself now in the airport in Houston, excited to join David Kim and his team in Antigua. This trip […]

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  • SURGICORPS REMEMBERS TONY DEMOS

    Published

    March 11, 2021

    Surgicorps International, with a very heavy heart, shares the news of the death of Tony Demos. Tony and his family helped to define Surgicorps International. Their strong belief in helping […]

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  • 2020 REFLECTIONS FROM A SURGICORPS TEAM MEMBER

    Published

    March 4, 2021

    “If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” Mother Teresa I’ve always loved this quote but it has never resonated so well with me as […]

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  • 2020 REFLECTIONS FROM SURGICORPS TEAM MEMBERS

    Published

    February 3, 2021

    “When I stop and think about the past year and how rough it has been for all of us, my thoughts always turn quickly to Surgicorps and the kids around […]

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