SURG 560 Final Report: Bridging the gap in chronic pain care : A retrospective cohort study to gain insights from implementation of an advanced implantable analgesic intervention for Ontarians living in rural and remote settings

SURG 560 Final Report: Bridging the gap in chronic pain care : A retrospective cohort study to gain insights from implementation of an advanced implantable analgesic intervention for Ontarians living in rural and remote settings

              Emma Robertson, a student of the MGSC program, recently published their SURG 560 final report to UBC CIRcle. This report summarizes the final practicum project “Bridging the gap in chronic pain care : A retrospective cohort study to gain insights from implementation of an advanced implantable analgesic intervention for Ontarians […]

BGSC Instructor Appreciation: Winter Term 2 (2024-25)

BGSC Instructor Appreciation: Winter Term 2 (2024-25)

We would like to recognize and express our appreciation for the significant contributions of Dr. Ryan Falk and Dr. Shafique Pirani. Dr. Falk is co-instructor for SURG 518: Surgical Care in Canada’s Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities with Global Comparisons along with Dr. Nadine Caron and Dr. Jason McVicar. Dr. Pirani is co-instructor for SURG […]

Bethune Round Table, Registration Now Open! Date: May 23 – 25, 2025

Bethune Round Table, Registration Now Open! Date: May 23 – 25, 2025

Date: May 23-25, 2025 Location: Health Sciences Centre | Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Theme: “Equity in Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma and Anaesthesia (SOTA) Care: Bridging the Gap The Bethune Roundtable is an annual interdisciplinary meeting hosted at a Canadian academic centre to discuss challenges and solutions to improving surgical care to […]

Student Spotlight: Julie Wynne

Student Spotlight: Julie Wynne

Julie Wynne is an Acute Care Surgeon. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona and works all over the United States as a locums tenens surgeon. She is in her first year as a student in the Graduate Certificate Global Surgical Care program. Read on to find out more about Julie, her experiences, what led her to […]

Graduate Feature: Charlotte Allen

Graduate Feature: Charlotte Allen

      Dr. Charlotte Allen is working in Auckland, New Zealand, as an orthopaedic surgeon focusing on knee and foot and ankle. She works in a low socioeconomic area with high prevalence of diabetic feet. Dr. Allen visits Nuie, a small island in the Pacific Islands and is planning on being involved in teaching and helping in other […]