Student Spotlight: Aubrie Graham-Mendoza
Aubrie Graham-Mendoza is a Clinical Manager – Operating Room/Medical Device Reprocessing Manager who lives in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. She is in her first year as a student in the Graduate Certificate Global Surgical Care program.
BGSC Instructor Appreciation: Winter 2024-25 (Term 1)
We would like to recognize and express our appreciation for the continued guidance and input of Dr. Esther Chin and Dr. Godfrey Sama Philipo!
They are instructors for SURG 512: Global Disability: A Surgical Care Mandate and SURG 517 – Clinical Research Methods for Surgical Procedures with Global Surgical Comparisons.
Student Spotlight: Carlyn Barclay
Carlyn Barclay is a Post-Operative Cardiac Surgery Registered Nurse who currently lives in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. She is in her first year as a student in the Master of Global Surgical Care program. Read on to find out more about Carlyn, her experiences, what led her to MGSC, and more! What are some of […]
Faculty Spotlight: Emily Schaeffer
Dr. Emily Schaeffer is instructor of SURG 517: Clinical Research Methods for Surgical Procedures with Global Surgical Comparisons. Dr. Emily Schaeffer is a Research Associate with the UBC Department of Orthopaedics and Research Director for Pediatric Orthopaedics at BC Children’s Hospital. After seeing her grandfather struggle with Parkinson’s disease, she decided in high school to […]
BGSC Instructor Appreciation: Winter 2023-24 (Term 2)
We would like to recognize and express our appreciation for the significant contributions of Dr. Nadine Caron and Dr. Melanie Morris. They are co-instructors for SURG 518: Surgical Care in Canada’s Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities with Global Comparisons along with Dr. Jessica Chan and Dr. Ryan Falk. Read more about them and their experiences here!





