Graduate Feature: Jessica Winter
Jessica Winter is a Plastic Surgeon at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. While completing the GCGSC, she also completed a Hand and Wrist Fellowship at University of Kentucky and before that, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency at University of Manitoba. She obtained her MD at University of Saskatchewan. She has current […]
Graduate Feature: Simon Holland
Dr. Simon Holland is a Clinical Professor in Ophthalmology at the University of British Columbia and Chair of ORBIS Canada, a non-profit NGO working internationally in low- and middle-income countries in combatting blindness through education and surgical eye care training. ORBIS is also involved in eye care in northern Canada in research, diabetic retinopathy and AI. Simon is enthusiastic about how much he learned from the GCGSC […]
Thank you, Dr. Norgrove Penny
Please join us in extending sincere thanks and gratitude for Dr. Norgrove Penny’s contributions to the Branch for Global Surgical Care over the years. He has been instrumental in helping guide our learners on their understanding of alleviating the global burden of surgical disability. Dr. Penny is a Canadian Orthopaedic surgeon, and a member […]
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 […]