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Behind the Life of an Intern
Behind the Life of an Intern- by Jennifer Gonzalez I’m Jennifer Gonzalez, the new intern for Austin Smiles. I am a third year undergraduate student at The University of Texas. Currently, I am working towards my Health and Society degree while following a pre-medical...
Veracruz 2017, Follow Up
Now that I am back from the trip it has taken me a couple of days to digest what exactly happened and the impact it made on my life. Thinking back to last week it seems like a beautiful dream. There was no way to take in every tear and every smile, I would have been...
Veracruz 2017, Kenia
June 14, 2017 Kenia - Written and Photography by Natalie deLeon There are no words to describe the day-in-the-life of a patient and a parent who come for surgery with us at Austin Smiles. Below is the couple of days-in-the-life of Kenia and her mom. Kenia is...
Veracruz 2017, Surgery, Day Three
June 13, 2017 Surgery, Day Three - Written and Photography by Natalie deLeon Today I spent most of my day in Surgery. The things our doctors do is beyond my comprehension and beyond the scope of my knowledge, but is fascinating. [gallery columns="1" size="large"...
Veracruz 2017, Surgery, Day Two
June 12, 2017 Surgery, Day Two - Written and Photography by Natalie deLeon I walked into the hospital and immediately could feel the pressure of change I had felt the day before. I knew today would change my life and I would never see people the same way again. I...
Veracruz 2017, Triage, Day One
June 11, 2017 Triage, Day One - Written and Photography by Natalie deLeon Walking in to the Albergue DIF area made you feel like you had a purpose in life. The atmosphere was thick with excitement, gratitude, respect, and hopefulness. The hallway looked like it went...
Veracruz 2017, Meet Deborah Our Co-Mission Administrator
By Natalie deLeon Austin, Texas - Deborah Kirk has a gentle spirit about her, always has a smile on her face, and greets you with warm hugs - as if you have known her for years. She has volunteered on over 12 mission trips, was a past board member and chair,...
Camp Amigo 2017, Tribute to Volunteers and Campers
March 25, 2017 Tribute to Camp Amigo Volunteers and Campers – By Natalie deLeon; photos by Natalie deLeon and Joe Castanedo Burton, Texas- Camp Amigo, a project of Austin Smiles – The Austin Plastic Surgery Foundation, is a program that brings together...
El Salvador 2017, Third Surgery Day
Third Surgery Day – February 22, 2017 Austin Smiles Volunteers: Going to Extraordinary Lengths for Others – By Kristen Brown; photos by Sarah Carney An Austin Smiles medical mission team is a mix of veteran-trip goers, first-time volunteers, medical experts, and...
El Salvador 2017, Second Surgery Day
Second Surgery Day – February 21, 2017 Samuel – By Kristen Brown; photos by Sarah Carney San Salvador- On Day 2 of surgery, we want to highlight a baby whose big smile, happy disposition, and incredible transformation touched the hearts of the entire Austin Smiles...
El Salvador 2017, First Surgery Day
First Surgery Day – February 20, 2017 Elvis & Mirna – By Kristen Brown; photos by Sarah Carney San Salvador- Day 2 of our mission trip began with triage for the 11 patients scheduled for operations. Dr. Quint Barnes and Nurse Kim Moreno evaluated each patient,...
El Salvador 2017, Day 1
Travel & Triage San Salvador- After a very long day of travel on Saturday, February 18, 2017, the Austin Smiles team finally made it from Austin to San Salvador, picking up fellow team members along the way in Houston. Our team of 42 medical and nonmedical...
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