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  • SURG 560 Final Report: Rural vs. Urban: Pediatric ENT Surgery Access and Outcomes

        Karina Olivo, a student of the MGSC program, recently published their SURG 560 final report to UBC CIRcle.  This report is a summary of the final practicum project “Rural vs. Urban: Pediatric ENT Surgery Access and Outcomes” conducted during 2021 – 2022. To read the full text, please visit here. Read More

  • BGSC launches new Strategic Plan 2022 – 2027

    The Branch for Global Surgical Care s very pleased to launch it’s Strategic Plan 2022 – 2027. The plan was developed based on discussions at brainstorming sessions with our Advisory Committee and stakeholder consultations to gain feedback from the global surgical care community. The feedback received focused on building capacity in surgical care through equitable, […] Read More

  • BGSC Instructor Appreciation: 2022 Fall

    We would like to recognize and express our appreciation for the significant contributions of Dr. Robert Baird and Dr. Charles Mock! They are instructors for SURG 542 – Directed Study in Global Surgical Care. Read their biographies here. Read More

  • Bethune Round Table 2023 – Save the Date and Call for Abstracts!

    Date: May 27 28 29 2023 Location: Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada The Bethune Roundtable is an annual interdisciplinary meeting hosted at a Canadian academic centre to discuss challenges and solutions to improving surgical care to underserved and marginalized patients locally, regionally and globally.  The objective of the meeting is to bring […] 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 514: Surgical Care in Humanitarian Disaster Response

    In this course, students will examine the current status of global activity by national and international responders to both natural and conflict-related humanitarian disasters with particular emphasis on the role of surgical care. Read More

  • SURG 516: Program Planning and Evaluation in Surgical Care Low Resource Settings

    In this course, students will explore key concepts, ethical approaches and practices, and practical skills development for planning and evaluation in surgical care. Read More

  • SURG 518: Surgical Care in Canada’s Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities with Global Comparisons

    In this course, students will critique the current and historical provision of surgical care services to Indigenous communities in Canada and globally. Read More

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Join the Global Surgery Lab

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.
 

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
Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care
Independent Senator for Manitoba, Senate of Canada
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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Branch for Global Surgical Care
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2775 Laurel Street
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