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By Rachael and Silvia Banda Coming home to offer free surgeries first felt like service — a way to give back to our country and community. But it became more […]

When our dermatome let out its first dry, metal-on-metal complaint, we knew we were in trouble. In the controlled, fluorescent-lit world of our home operating rooms, lubrication is an unremarkable […]

Volunteering on Surgicorps trips has always been a way for me to explore my profession in a manner that I cannot do here in the States. I yearn for ways […]

Quang is 35 years old ;  a husband, a father, and a devoted son. He lives with his young son, his wife, and his elderly mother, whom he cared for […]

My husband, Hien, and I were born in Saigon, Vietnam, but we grew up in the United States. While searching online for volunteer opportunities, I found Surgicorps International. After reading […]

In 2007, Le H. Thi, then only 25 years old, lived a quiet life in Vietnam with her boyfriend and his 2½-year-old son. One ordinary day, while preparing a meal […]