Would you consider helping this year in Ecuador at the Shell Hospital in the foothills of the Andes Mountains? Staffing is needed from August forward. Currently this program has grown rapidly and is well equipped for any US ophthalmologist to help out. Spanish is helpful but not required. A bilingual Ecuadorian tech is present full time to assist you while you help out. An Ecuadorian from the area will begin training as an ophthalmologist this year to return to the clinic.
The hospital is run by HCJB (www.hcjb.org) and is currently staffed by 2 family doctors, 3 general surgeons and one ophthalmologist. A full time ophthalmology presence has been established since August 2010. Althought it is still in the early phases, incredible progress has been made with the support of many doctors and generous donations.
The clinic is now fully equipped with 3 lanes, phoropters, slit lamps, a YAG laser, diode laser and small optical. The OR is equipped with a Zeiss microscope and 2 different phaco machines. It is fully equipped with instruments and supplies for phaco, MSICS, shunt valves, corneal transplants and more.
Bongolo Hospital, a Christian mission hospital in Gabon has an urgent need for an ophthalmologist for June 6 – Sept 21, 2012 to cover for their long term ophthalmologist, Dr. Wendy Hofman who will be in the United States during these times. If you are a Protestant Christian ophthalmologist who may be interested volunteering to cover some or all of these blocks, please contact Robyn Jenkins at World Medical Mission for an application and more information on this service opportunity. Robyn can be reached at 828-278-1144 or
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The hospital is needing someone to help with the clinic and to teach their 3rd year ophthalmology resident, Elisee. French isn’t necessary, but feeling comfortable doing extracapsular or MSICS cataract surgery is important.
If you have availability for 2 weeks to a month, please contact Robyn or send us a reply for questions.
The Tom Little Hospital in Kabul is looking for a few good ophthalmologists to teach the ophthalmologists in Afghanistan.
Over all these years NOOR has established and provided eye care in the whole of Afghanistan, set up facilities to train eye care professionals at all levels and has partnered with the Government of Afghanistan in handing over programs well established. There are positive things happening in Afghanistan! Men, women and children’s eye sight is improved, blind people receive surgery and can see again. We thank God for bringing light to Afghanistan through NOOR and we thank you for all your support.
The COS will welcome it's membership to the beautiful southern town of Savannah, Georgia at the Hilton Savannah DeSoto Hotel from July 25 - July 29th, 2012.
The theme for the mission's portion of the conference will be "Building Capacity." The COS is pleased to welcome the Executive Director of the International Eye Foundation, Victoria Sheffield, as a guest speaker, in addition to many other excellent speakers.
Prayer is central to our communication and daily walk with God.
Scripture
Scripture is inerrant, infallible, and applicable to our lives today.
Service
Service is our outreach to those around us both where we live and in places with need around the world.
Excellence
God calls us to excellence in our practice of medicine as a testimony to Him.
Our background
The Christian Ophthalmology Society was founded in 1977 as an interdenominational group of eye physicians and surgeons who confess that Jesus Christ is Savior and Lord.
The goals of the society are: 1) To develop unity in friendship among ophthalmologists in Christ 2) To encourage medical students, house officers and fellows in their walk with the Lord 3) To support other physicians' faith in Christ regardless of denominational background 4) To have meetings with emphasis on the family so that all family members will feel at home and enjoy the surroundings 5) To develop new professional acquaintances and get to know the families of colleagues who love the Lord 6) To cooperate with and pray for missionary ophthalmologists 7) To pray for revival, particularly in medicine
