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Publication Feature: The burden of waiting: wait times for pediatric surgical procedures in Quebec and compliance with national benchmarks
Brandon Arulanandam, Marc Dorais, Patricia Li and Dan Poenaru, co-instructor of SURG 512, recently published an article to assess compliance with Paediatric Canadian Access Targets for Surgery (P-CATS) guidelines and determine the burden incurred due to waiting for 3 common elective surgical conditions (inguinal hernia, cryptorchidism and hypospadias) in a pediatric population. To read the full text, please […]
SURG 560 Final Report: External Validation of an Ethical Framework in Global Surgery
Regan Guilfoyle, 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 “External Validation of an Ethical Framework in Global Surgery” conducted in December 2019. To read the full text, please visit here.
Feature: Dr. Innocent Ssemanda
Image Source: The Independent Dr. Emilie Joos, BISC Associate Director, recently interviewed Innocent Ssemanda, a current candidate for the UBC Master of Global Surgical Care program.
Feature: Dr. Esayas Mohammed Mustefa
Dr. Emilie Joos, BISC Associate Director, recently interviewed Esayas Mustefa, a current candidate for the UBC Master of Global Surgical Care program. Dr. Esayas Mustefa is currently working in one of the most remote and underserved areas of Ethiopia, Afar, where he is the only General Surgeon and Chief of Surgery. He is […]
Extension: September 2020 Intake for GCGSC and MGSC – Apply by July 3!
Our online programs are for interdisciplinary surgical care professionals focused on addressing challenges and contributing to solutions in low-resource settings.