Congratulations to GCGSC Alumni Dr. Gigi Osler on being appointed to the Senate of Canada!
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that the Governor General appointed Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler as an independent Senator for Manitoba. Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler is an internationally renowned surgeon who operates in Winnipeg, an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba, and a dedicated advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion. She was the first woman […]
Graduate Feature: Mercedes Pilkington
Mercedes Pilkington is a pediatric general surgeon who is joining the faculty at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery as a clinician-global surgeon at the University of Toronto. She completed the Graduate Certificate and later Master in Global Surgical Care whilst completing her General Surgery residency […]
Graduate Feature: Cara Weessies
Cara Weessies completed her medical degree at the University of Alberta and is currently in the General Surgery residency program at the University of Manitoba. She is still deciding whether to subspecialize after residency, but no matter where she ends up, she is eager to incorporate the skills and knowledge she learned through the […]
Graduate Feature: Caitlin VanDeCappelle
Caitlin VanDeCappelle MD, FRCPC is a staff anesthesiologist at Hamilton Health Sciences and an Assistant Professor, McMaster University. She is passionate about global health and completed an international elective during her anesthesia residency in Uganda. Dr. Vandecappelle is also an Executive at McMaster Global Health Office Obstetrics and Gynecology, Anesthesia, Surgery (MacGlObAS). Her […]
Graduate Feature: Maria Brinza
Maria Brinza is an internationally trained MD who is currently working as a clinical educator with the Regional Perioperative Education Program at Vancouver Coastal Health. Maria has been teaching perioperative nursing specialty education for over six years. Her interest in taking the MGSC was to enhance her expertise and skills, for a better understanding of […]