One of the biggest problems in eye health is the lack of an adequately trained workforce. Our global network of volunteer medical professionals give up their free time each year to share their amazing skills with friends and partners in communities around the world.
Volunteer Faculty | Orbis
Our world renowned Volunteer Faculty are the heartbeat of our training programs, both on the Flying Eye Hospital and in partner hospitals around the world. For nearly 40 years the keystone of our work has been to teach and train eye teams to fight blindness on their own - we couldn't do it without their hard work and dedication.
In 2021, 115 Volunteer Faculty from 18 countries participated in our work in virtual Flying Eye Hospital projects, virtual hospital-based trainings, and on Cybersight.
This is the very reason Orbis was formed - to provide ongoing training and support. Comprised of world leading experts in eye health, our global force of 400 volunteer ophthalmologists, nurses, anesthesiologists and biomedical engineers from over 30 countries, share their skills with local teams to help improve the level of eye care for generations to come.
By talking to our partner hospitals and their staff, we create teaching programs tailored specifically for their needs. Our volunteers conduct this training and pass on the tools to undertake more complicated procedures, improve surgical outcomes and most importantly of all, restore sight to those in need of assistance.
Take a look behind the scenes on board the Flying Eye Hospital with our Volunteer Faculty!
Our Volunteer Faculty also mentor people from around the world through our telemedicine platform, Cybersight. With 89% of the globe’s blind population living in low income settings, this training is making eye care more accessible where it’s needed most.
Can you help our expert volunteers train eye care teams in communities around the world?
Why regular gifts make a difference?
By choosing to give a regular monthly donation, you will be helping us to plan ahead and make long-term improvements for our patients and sight-saving initiatives.
By choosing to give a regular monthly donation, you will be helping us to plan ahead and make long-term improvements for our patients and sight-saving initiatives.
Meet Some of Our Volunteer Faculty
DR. MARY O'HARA M.D.
DR. ANDREA MOLINARI M.D.
DR. DONNY SUH
DR. DOUGLAS FREDRICK M.D.
DR. LAURA WAYMAN M.D.
DR. ROBERTO PINEDA
DR. ROSALIND STEVENS M.D. MPH
DR. RUDOLPH (RUDY) WAGNER M.D.
DR. TOM JOHNSON M.D.
DR. WILL DEAN
DR. WALLACE L.M ALWARD M.D.
DR. MONTE DEL MONTE M.D.
MEDICAL VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
Our global cadre of volunteer medical professionals is made up of a diverse pool of experts covering every subspecialty of ophthalmology – including nursing, anesthesiology, biomedical engineering and ophthalmic technicians – from over 30 countries around the globe. We proudly refer to our network of volunteers as Orbis Volunteer Faculty.
Volunteer Faculty Eligibility
Given the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital is the world's only fully accredited ophthalmic teaching hospital on board an MD-10 aircraft, we require all prospective and current Volunteer Faculty to meet and maintain our strict credentialing criteria to be granted clinical privileges.
Thanks to your support and the help of our Volunteer Faculty, children can see their parents for the first time; an elderly man regains his vision meaning their grandchild can go to school and no longer needs to be a carer; or a mother can receive surgery and return to work to support her family.
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