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Surgical Brigades

 

Surgical professionals are invited to join our Surgical Brigades program. Within this program, 8-10 professionals work as a team to address routine surgical needs among community members in order to reduce wait times and reduce the load on heavily overburdened hospital systems.

 

Next Surgical Brigade: Dates TBD

 

Volunteer Eligibility

All participants must be licensed professionals.At this time, we do NOT offer opportunities for students to shadow professionals in our surgical program. We accept the following types of volunteers:

  • General Surgeons
  • Anesthesiologists / Nurse Anesthetists
  • Obstetricians
  • Surgical nurses (i.e. scrub nurses)
  • Other surgical support staff

    

 

     

 

Common Surgical Cases

Cases during a Surgical Brigade are limited to routine, low-risk procedures and are accepted based on the types of professionals and specialists present in the Surgical Brigade group. In the past, common procedures have included cleft lips and palates, syndactylies, broken bones that had not healed correctly, disfiguring neurofibromatosis, etc.

 

Honduras 8 Day Surgical Brigade - Sample Schedule 

 

Learn More

If you'd like to join a future surgical brigade or simply get more information, submit our Interest Form or email professionals@globalbrigades.org. 

 

You may also read a testimonial from Dr. Christie Bowman (June 2015 Surgical Brigade) >>