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Congratulations to BGSC Spring Graduates!

Congratulations to BGSC Spring Graduates!

    In May 2022, the second cohort of students will graduate from the Master of Global Surgical Care and several students will also graduate from our Graduate Certificate of Global Surgical Care.

SURG 560 Final Report: Evaluation of outcomes in rural, northern, and remote patients transferred to a tertiary-care centre in Manitoba diagnosed with moderate to severe acute pancreatitis: A retrospective study

SURG 560 Final Report: Evaluation of outcomes in rural, northern, and remote patients transferred to a tertiary-care centre in Manitoba diagnosed with moderate to severe acute pancreatitis: A retrospective study

Michelle Au, 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 “Evaluation of outcomes in rural, northern, and remote patients transferred to a tertiary-care centre in Manitoba diagnosed with moderate to severe acute pancreatitis: A retrospective study” conducted […]

Thank you to Dr. Stuart Iglesias

Thank you to Dr. Stuart Iglesias

We would like to recognize and express our appreciation for the contributions of Dr. Stuart Iglesias   Dr. Iglesias joined the instructing team of SURG 518: Surgical Care in Canada’s Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities with Global Comparisons in 2020. He brought richness to the discussions with his experience with his training in surgical, anesthesia, […]

Student Spotlight: Matthew Boroditsky

Student Spotlight: Matthew Boroditsky

      Dr. Matthew Boroditsky is currently a PGY-1 in Plastic Surgery at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C., having recently completed his MD also at UBC. Matthew has a passion for global health and advocacy, which lead him to pursue the Master of Global Surgical Care. He feels it will help […]

SURG 560 Final Report: Assessing the hysteroscopy needs of Northern Quebec: A retrospective cohort study

SURG 560 Final Report: Assessing the hysteroscopy needs of Northern Quebec: A retrospective cohort study

Andrew Zakhari, 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 “Assessing the hysteroscopy needs of Northern Quebec : A retrospective cohort study” conducted during the 2021/22 academic year. To read the full text, please visit here.