Cecilia Gruber
Celebrating International Women’s Day
What’s one important lesson you’ve learned through your work? In honour of the 115th International Women’s Day, we asked some of the amazing women in the Branch for Global Surgical Care and Global Surgery Lab community to share one important lesson they’ve learned through their work. Read their insightful responses below! Doreen Nakku Dr. Doreen Nakku […]
SURG 560 Final Report: Open tibial fractures and soft tissue management across British Columbia: a quality improvement project
Dr. Matthew Boroditsky, a student of the MGSC program, recently published their SURG 560 final report to UBC CIRcle. This report summarizes the final practicum project “Open tibial fractures and soft tissue management across British Columbia : a quality improvement project” conducted during the 2024/25 academic year. This study aimed […]
Congratulations and Thank you, Dr. Charles Mock!
Please join us in extending sincere thanks and gratitude for Dr. Charles Mock’s contributions to the Branch for Global Surgical Care over the years, on the occasion of his retirement! Dr. Mock has been an invaluable member of the BGSC teaching team, co-instructing SURG 542: Directed Study in Global Surgical Care, along with Dr. Robert […]
Publication Feature: Who’s training tomorrow’s pediatric surgeons? A global review of pediatric surgery postgraduate training programs in low- and middle-income countries
We’re very proud to highlight an article by several members of the Global Surgery Lab! This study, which was recently published in the the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, aimed to examine the global landscape of pediatric surgery training in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The authors conducted an extensive grey literature review to identify formal […]
Branch for Global Surgical Care Global Surgery Symposium Day – Programme Now Available!
We are pleased to announce the Branch for Global Surgical Care (BGSC) Symposium Day, taking place on Friday, May 29, 2026, from 8:00 AM–4:00 PM PST. This event will bring together global surgery practitioners, learners, faculty and partners from across British Columbia, Canada and the world. Event Overview The BGSC Global Surgery Symposium Day […]