Graduate Feature: David Isa
David Isa has been working primarily in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland for over 5 years now as a General Surgeon. As for future plans, he hopes to get involved in more international surgery endeavours (education, capacity building, service delivery) in low and middle-income countries (particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa but he is open to opportunities wherever they […]
Graduate Feature: Ryan Falk
Ryan Falk is a family physician who practices with Enhanced Surgical Skills (ESS) in the Beaufort Delta Region of the NWT. He is committed to improving surgical services in rural and remote parts of Canada — in addition to his final research project in the Master’s program, which focused on the delivery of surgical care […]
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 […]
BISC participates in 2020 MedTech Cafés
BISC is partnering with Engineers in Scrubs (EiS) at the UBC School of Biomedical Engineering to participate in the MedTech Café Events again this Fall.
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. F. Gigi Osler
“The Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care course should be essential for any medical student, resident or physician working in global health. Safe and sustainable global surgery is more than just performing a surgical procedure. The course enhances your ability to provide effective and ethical global surgical care.” Dr. F. Gigi Osler, MD, FRCSC (Otolaryngology-Head […]