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… Education & Training Events Education & Training Events Smile Train Education and Training (E&T) programs are grounded in robust monitoring and evaluation to measure impact and ensure that we continuously improve and better meet our partners’ needs. To date, Smile Train has supported 40,000+ training opportunities globally. Smile Train offers our partners a range of clinical training opportunities and resources in surgery, anesthesia, nursing, …
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… was fit for this position at all. She decided to look back on her long career for guidance. Learning the Languages of Smiles Mariane first encountered Smile Train while working at one of our Brazilian partner hospitals after finishing college. Before she arrived, no one on the hospital staff spoke English, which made it difficult for them to communicate with Smile Train’s main office in New York. Mariane’s fluency in English, combined with her passion for the work, soon made …
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… success and a passion for nurturing young professionals. She didn't have to wait long to meet her perfect match — Smile Train. "After researching Smile Train, I learned that providing support for people with cleft lip and palate has one of the greatest returns on … in a person's life," Emily said. "Everyone who needs healthcare deserves it, but I was struck by how big of a difference Smile Train makes in the lives of individuals. And seeing so many photos of patients before and after surgery sealed the …
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… Brazil An Amazonian experience In October, the Art Impact for Health initiative went to Brazil! The event was hosted by Smile Train treatment partner FAMAZON, led by Drs. Frank and Cynthia Rocha in Belém, the capital city of Brazil’s largest … often referred to as “the gateway to the Amazon.” This connection to the rainforest was emphasized in the event theme, “Smiles from the Amazon,” or “Sorrisos da Amazônia”, as well as the event decor and activities. When attendees arrived, … various art forms such as painting, music, and storytelling, this initiative is uniquely positioned to bring together Smile Train medical professionals, patients, and the wider local community to create something so much more than art,” …
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… nurse and mother of two from central Illinois. She is also a member of the Cleft Community Advisory Council (CCAC) — Smile Train’s board of cleft-affected Americans whose personal experiences ensure our marketing initiatives and … can be. We recently caught up with her to learn more about life as the mother of a child with a cleft and why supporting Smile Train’s work around the world means so much to her. How have clefts touched your life? My daughter, Brennan, who is … don’t want them assuming things or talking about my child behind my back. Just ask — really! How did you find out about Smile Train? Was there anything in particular that inspired your support? When Brennan was diagnosed with a cleft, I …
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… DEIBA Vision Statement Smile Train’s DEIBA Vision DEIBA at Smile Train Vision Statement Values, Cultures, & Norms Compensation Philosophy We believe that our differences make us … to honor each other's right to be different. We know that our global reach and incredibly talented staff have helped Smile Train to flourish, and we aim to align our global values more closely with our internal growth. Our commitment to …
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… dreamed possible was available for free at nearby University College Hospital Ibadan thanks to their partnership with Smile Train. Far more than a surgery, it was fresh start at life — just in time for college. Free of her past, Susanna strode across campus with a confident smile. Susanna in speech therapy with Dr. Olusanya Still, surgery alone could not be enough to heal her. As a baby, … roof to her mouth, so having a closed palate now, after so many years, only made speaking more difficult. Here, again, Smile Train was there for her with free, ongoing speech therapy from Dr. A.A. Olusanya, a local expert specially trained …
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… for cleft care everywhere Crissy Maier is a former NYPD sergeant turned author who is now sharing her strength and smile with cleft-affected families around the world. She is also a member of Smile Train’s Cleft Community Advisory Council (CCAC) , and recently joined a Journey of Smiles trip to Kenya to experience the life-changing impact of Smile Train’s local model firsthand. Crissy Maier with a …
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… Why Clefts? Why Clefts? Many children around the world are living with untreated clefts. Most have difficulties eating, breathing, hearing, and speaking. Why does Smile Train focus on clefts? Instead of doing a little bit of this and a little bit of that like …
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… Slows Down What do you do once you’re at the top? Keep learning Dr. Sesime Sanni is the head of pediatric surgery at Smile Train partner Centre Hospitalier Prefectoral D’Aneho in Togo and her country’s first female pediatric surgeon. Here … year. Once it finally did, I signed up as fast as I could. It was everything I wanted and more — at one point, a Smile Train partner visited and led a training on cleft surgeries, and I knew right away that that was what I wanted to … was doubly heartbreaking for me was that I knew it didn’t need to be this way because I knew that we could partner with Smile Train to provide these surgeries for free. I became determined to bring Smile Train to Togo, even if I didn’t yet …
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… History A Quarter Century of Changing the World One Smile at a Time All of our successes since our founding in 1999 stem from two sources: the tireless commitment of donors like you and the world-changing vision of one man: … launches. It is now the world's largest database of cleft cases. 2002 We distribute our first virtual surgical training materials to medical professionals around the world, via CD-ROM. 2003 The Tech Museum of Innovation honors us with … first free, 3D, open-access, web-based, interactive surgical teaching tool for cleft surgery — at the SXSW® Interactive Festival. 2014 We sponsor our 1,000,000th cleft surgery, on a child named Osawa in Tanzania. 2015 Our Speech Games and …