Publication Feature: Evaluation of Interventions Addressing Timely Access to Surgical Care in Low-Income and Low-Middle-Income Countries as Outlined by the LANCET Commission 2030 Global Surgery Goals: A Systematic Review
Catherine Binda, Irena Zivkovic and BISC Advisory Committee and Faculty Members Damian Duffy, Geoffrey Blair, and Robert Baird recently published an article evaluating interventions to address timely access to surgical care, using the six global surgery goals from the 2015 Lancet Commission on Global Surgery. To read the full text, please visit here. Abstract Background: […]
January 2022 Intake for MGSC – Apply by November 1
Our online programs are for interdisciplinary surgical care professionals focused on addressing challenges and contributing to solutions in low-resource settings.
Publication Feature: Training low–middle‑income (LMIC) pediatric surgeons in a high‑income country (HIC) program
A team including BISC faculty and advisory committee members (Robert Baird, Geoffrey Blair, Damian Duffy, Phyllis Kisa) recently published an article exploring the effectiveness of their Low Income Country (LIC)-High Income Country (HIC) educational partnership. To read the full text, please visit here. Abstract: Background A popular paradigm to support surgical education for low- […]
SURG 560 Final Report: : Regional Perioperative Education Program : Rural Model Evaluation Framework
Maria Brinza, 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 “Regional Perioperative Education Program: Rural Model Evaluation Framework” conducted January 2021 – Aug 2021. To read the full text, please visit here.
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Are you interested in learning about global surgery and participating in our projects, or want to pitch your own idea? Join the Global Surgery Lab! We are a diverse group of students, nurses, and physicians who deeply care about improving access to surgical care worldwide and believe that those solutions come from the ground up. […]