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Graduate Feature: Harshita Kour
Dr. Harshita Kour is a Pediatric urologist currently practicing in the Tricity region (Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali), India. Her clinical work focuses on congenital urological conditions, pediatric stone disease, and minimally invasive surgery in children. Through the MGSC program, Harshita has developed a deeper understanding of global surgical disparities and health systems strengthening, […]
Graduate Feature: Dieudonne Lemfuka
Dr. Dieudonne A. Lemfuka is an Assistant Professor of Surgery (Voluntary/Global Status) at Loma Linda University and General Surgeon, Faculty Member, and Head of the Department of General Surgery, AIC Kijabe Hospital, Kenya. His work focuses on providing quality surgical care and contributing to the training of surgical residents. He has strengthened his understanding of […]
Graduate Feature: Carlyn Barclay
Carlyn Barclay is a Registered Nurse working in post-operative cardiac surgery in Kelowna, British Columbia. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of British Columbia Okanagan and earned her Masters of Global Surgical Care in May 2026. During the MGSC program, Carlyn developed a strong interest in quality improvement and completed […]
SURG 560 Students Final Reports Published
In SURG 560, learners conceptualize and design, at a graduate level, a surgical care project, either in a research or educational development format, for a low resource setting globally. Several MGSC students recently completed and published their final project reports. We are very proud that ten of our MGSC students completed their final reports and […]
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 […]