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  • Remembering Dr. Paul Dubord

    It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of long time member of the Branch, Dr. Paul Dubord MD FRCSC. He passed away on September 5th after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Dr. Dubord was and a world leader in international eye banking and corneal transplantation. In 1994, Paul founded Eyesight International, […] Read More

  • Congratulations to Dr. Nadine Caron – Appointee to the Order of British Columbia

    Congratulations to Dr. Nadine Caron, BGSC faculty member and co-instructor of SURG 518 – Surgical Care in Canada’s Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities with Global Comparisons, who has been appointed to the 2022 Order of B.C. in acknowledgment of her outstanding achievements, including being the first general surgeon of First Nations descent in Canada, the […] Read More

  • Student Spotlight: Serena Kassam

      Serena Kassam is originally from Vancouver, BC. She completed her B.A/D.M.D at Tufts University in Boston, MA and Pediatric Dental Residency through Lutheran Medical Center at St Josephs Hospital, In Providence, RI. She then completed a research fellowship at New York University Langone Medical Center, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, in Craniofacial Pediatric Dentistry and […] Read More

  • Welcome New BGSC Faculty Members

    BGSC is excited to welcome several new, accomplished surgical care professionals and researchers to our Faculty this year! We are excited about the depth of experience and knowledge you will bring to our learners. Dr. Jessica Chan Dr. Phyllis Kisa Dr. Doreen Nakku Dr. Lawrence Takeuchi     To learn more about our instructors, see […] Read More

  • Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Shafique Pirani

    Dr. Shafique Pirani is one of our instructors for SURG 516: Program Planning and Evaluation in Surgical Care Low Resource Settings  See Dr. Pirani’s faculty spotlight at the Department of Orthopedics here. View Dr. Shafique Pirani’s full biography here. Read More

  • Engineers in Scrubs Program

        On behalf of UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME), we invite you to submit a project proposal to the Engineers in Scrubs program (EiS). EiS is a specialization in SBME’s graduate program that trains students to be leaders in medical innovation with a design process that emphasizes impactful translation and collaboration with clinical stakeholders.  At the heart […] Read More

  • Global Surgery Elective – Available for UBC 4th Year MD Students

    Are you a 4th year UBC medical student interested in learning more about global surgical care? In this 2-week global surgery elective course, you will have the opportunity to explore global surgery with the support of an experienced BGSC faculty member as a preceptor. Register today! Read More

  • SURG 512: Global Disability– A Surgical Care Mandate

    In this online graduate course, students will critique current models of addressing the fact that globally, one billion people live with a disability of whom 80% live in resource limited settings which further compounds the family and public burden and discuss frameworks for moving forward. Read More

  • SURG 517: Clinical Research Methods for Surgical Procedures with Global Surgical Comparisons

    This course is intended to introduce learners in surgical care to surgical clinical research methods and emphasize approaches to clinical research that are different for surgical research compared to medical research. Read More

  • SURG 542: Directed Study in Global Surgical Care

    Through the Directed Study course, students will carry out an exhaustive search of the world literature, on a global surgical care topic of their choice. Read More

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Advancing surgical care globally

Global surgery is an emerging discipline that aims to build capacity in surgical care in the areas of the world where it is most needed. Global surgical care delivery projects, international partnerships focused on surgical care education and research, and global disasters either man made or natural requiring a surgical care response all highlight the opportunities and necessity for appropriately trained health professionals. The graduate-level programs at Branch for Global Surgical Care (BGSC) were designed to meet the learning needs of surgical care clinicians, residents in training and health professionals from many disciplines who wish to incorporate international surgical care into their careers.

Our Programs

Delivered fully online and accessible internationally, our programs are available to students all around the world.

Interdisciplinary in nature. Join a diverse classroom of surgeons and allied health professionals from different disciplines and regional settings.

Flexible with both full-time and part-time options. Our programs can be integrated at a comfortable pace by working professionals.

News & Events

Learn more about our graduate programs here. To apply, visit here.

UBC Hosted the Bethune Round Table 2022

Publication Feature: North–South surgical training partnerships: a systematic review

Video | I Don’t Seem To Be Fine: A Story of Gluteal Fibrosis in Uganda

Video | Stigma on Children with Hearing Loss

MSF-UBC Partnership: Essential Skills Surgical Training Program

Safe Surgical Care: Strategies during a Pandemic

 

Meet Our Community

Dr. Andrea MacNeill

Dr. Hossam Elsharkawi

Dr. Nadine Caron

 

BGSC and Planetary Health

To contribute towards the strategy of including global health and planetary health in the achievement of the Department of Surgery Strategic Plan 2022-2025, and the BGSC Strategic Plan 2022-2027, and acknowledgement that health care is responsible for 5% of global CO2 emissions, on par with the aviation industry, BGSC is committed towards helping reduce the environmental footprint of surgical care worldwide.

 

During Summer 2022 we have incorporated information on planetary health into SURG 510 through the work of the following Global Surgery Lab members: Rosemary Vayalikunnel, Agnes Zanotto Manoel, Poliana Zanotta Manoel and Kayoung Heo. We thank them for their dedication to adding this important aspect to the course and for their collaboration!

 

Read more about the work of Advisory Committee member, Dr. Andrea MacNeill and the UBC Planetary Health Lab here.

Global Roadmap for Decarbonization of Health Care

Organizations involved in Planetary Health
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE)

Climate in Obstetrics, Anesthesia and Surgery Team (COAST)
Doctors for Planetary Health (West Coast)

Our Graduates

 

Dr. F. Gigi Osler

MD, FRCSC
(Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)
Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care
Past President, Canadian Medical Association
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Manitoba

Dr. S. P. Bugis

MD, FACS, FRCSC
Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care
Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, UBC
Board Chair, Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS)
Vice President, Physician Affairs and Specialist Practice, Doctors of B.C

 

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2775 Laurel Street
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