What did you do during your summer vacation? If you were Cornell College juniors, Elinor Handlin and Samantha See, you traveled halfway around the world, spent twelve hours days at a hospital, and volunteered for a week-long medical mission that restored mobility through joint replacement surgery.

Operation Walk has had a long-standing partnership with Cornell College and its pre-healthcare program, Dimensions. Cornell College being Dr. Dorr’s undergrad alma mater, he wanted to involve students at the ground level, experiencing healthcare in its truest form. These two incredible young women applied to the program and were rewarded with a week’s worth of hands-on learning, seeing each part of our organization in action.

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Operation Walk has had a long-standing partnership with Cornell College and its pre-healthcare program, Dimensions. Cornell College being Dr. Dorr’s undergrad alma mater, he wanted to involve students at the ground level, experiencing healthcare in its truest form. We are happy to continue this tradition and educational opportunity during our next mission trip to Arusha this summer. We are pleased to introduce Samantha See as one of our two student volunteers.

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We are so happy to welcome the newest member of our Operation Walk Los Angeles Family, Office Manager, Glenda Flores.  

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Hello, I am Dr. Omid Jalali and was born and raised in Irvine California. I have one older sister who I look up to greatly. My father worked as a GPS engineer and my mother worked in insurance.

In addition to my devotion to academics, I’ve always been heavily involved in athletics. Ultimately, soccer was my passion and I was recruited as a scholarship athlete to the University of California at Berkeley. During my time there, I continued to be active in both academics and athletics, obtaining my degree in undergraduate business administration at the Haas School of Business in addition to completing all pre-med coursework and applying to medical school before the completion of my four years.

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For husband and wife team, Kathy and Richard Link, their call to service is a matter of faith.

“Growing up in my family it was expected for all of us to give back to our community. When I came to faith it gave me a different perspective of what ‘giving back’ meant. Helping others means the most to me in my life. I want to use my talents to help others and make a difference in the world.”

These words struck a chord with me when I spoke with the Links during a recent phone interview. Rich and Kathy will be joining us on our mission to Arusha, Tanzania this August and they couldn’t be more excited.
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Dr. Steve Meyer is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon raised on a small farm in Northwest Iowa and is currently practicing Orthopedics at CNOS in Sioux City Iowa. As founder and president of the Siouxland Tanzania Educational Medical Ministry, Dr. Steve has been the recipient of both the AAOS and AAHKS Humanitarian Award as well as a State of Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame recipient.

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In honor of #TeacherAppreciationWeek we wanted to highlight the teaching that happens during our mission trips. While in-country, OpWalk doctors share with colleagues advanced knowledge of joint replacement. Our team teaches while working side-by-side with anesthetists, surgeons, internists, nurses in the operation room, floor or recovery room, physical therapy, and central sterilizing of instruments. A typical mission may include:

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It began in the imagination of Southwestern Australian artist, Marion Graeber. An idea fulfilling a request to create an Angel to represent the spirit of Operation Walk and the women who support its mission to restore mobility. What followed was a painting that soon became known as “Hope”.

This was a fitting name because that’s what our organization is all about, restoring hope and mobility through joint replacement surgery. The spirit of hope is what helps us year after year to bring together a diverse group of volunteers who give their time and talent to improve the lives of others.

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Bidding Opens April 1st– No Fooling

This one of a kind Operation Walk Angel Painting from Marion Graeber.
Size is 28″ High 14″ Wide

This hand painting can be yours!

STARTING BID $500.00

Email Jeri Ward to place your bid. Online Bidding Closes on April 24
Good Luck!

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50 patients will receive life- changing surgeries in Arusha, Tanzania in August 2023. They are currently being screened by the surgeons in Tanzania. With technology, they can share the X-rays in real time with our doctors here at home.

Thanks to our awesome volunteers, the preparations for ONE mission take about 9-12 months!

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