Graduate Feature: Andrew Lawe

Graduate Feature: Andrew Lawe

   Andrew Lawe is a general surgeon at a regional centre in the West Kootenay Region of the British Columbia interior. He learned a great deal during the GCGSC courses and hope to use what he has learned soon in low-resource settings. He has also found that the modules have expanded his knowledge of where public […]

Graduate Feature: Suzanne Roberge

          Dr. Suzanne Roberge is an Obstetrician Gynecologist at CISSS Côte Nord Manicouagan in Baie-Comeau Québec. She is involved in global health programs with the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists  of Canada (SOGC) and the Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS). Suzanne has an interest in educational projects aimed at increasing surgical capacity […]

September 2024 Intake for GCGSC and MGSC – Applications are Now Open!

September 2024 Intake for GCGSC and MGSC – Applications are Now Open!

Our online programs are for interdisciplinary surgical care professionals focused on addressing challenges and contributing to solutions in low-resource settings. Apply here to start in Sept 2024! The application deadline is April 1, 2024. For more information on how to apply, please visit here.

Publication Feature: Defining a Framework and Evaluation Metrics for Sustainable Global Surgical Partnerships: A Modified Delphi Study

Publication Feature: Defining a Framework and Evaluation Metrics for Sustainable Global Surgical Partnerships: A Modified Delphi Study

      Catherine Binda, BGSC faculty members Dr. Emilie Joos, Dr. Faizal Haji, Dr. Shahrzad Joharifard as well several members of the Global Surgery Lab have recently published a study that used expert consensus to build a concrete and realistic framework and checklist to evaluate sustainability in global surgery partnerships (GSPs). For more info, […]

Institute for Global Health 6th Annual Global Health Conference

Institute for Global Health 6th Annual Global Health Conference

About the conference Global Surgery: Addressing a Neglected Health Crisis The Global Health Conference is an annual event bringing together a community of students, trainees, clinicians, researchers, and faculty from across health professions and disciplines to share knowledge. This year, our focus is to bring attention to the often overlooked challenges in global surgical care, […]