Publication Feature: A Journey Undertaken by Families to Access General Surgical Care for their Children at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania; Prospective Observational Cohort Study
Godfrey Sama Philipo (current MGSC student) recently published an article in the World Journal of Surgery examining barriers in access to surgical care in low-and middle income countries. To read the full text, please visit here To read Godfrey’s student spotlight, please visit here. Abstract Background A majority of the 2 billion children lacking access […]
BGSC Instructor Appreciation: 2021 Winter Term 2
We would like to recognize and express our appreciation for the significant contributions of Dr. Laura Lee. View Announcement Dr. Laura Lee is an instructor for SURG 516: Program Planning and Evaluation in Surgical Care Low Resource Settings Read Dr. Lee’s biography
SURG 560 Final Report: Surgery in the Western Canadian Arctic : Using a logic model to understand and strengthen a rural surgical system
Ryan Falk, 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 “Surgery in the Western Canadian Arctic: Using a logic model to understand and strengthen a rural surgical system” conducted January 2019 – Aug 2021. To read the […]
MGSC Student Spotlight: Esther Chin
Dr. Esther Chin, MD, FRCSC, is Obstetrician/Gynecologist from Hamilton, Ontario, currently enrolled in the MGSC program. She is an Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at McMaster University. Dr. Chin completed medical school and residency at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. She is passionate about global surgical […]
Publication Feature: Surgical Task-Sharing in the Western Canadian Arctic: A Networked Model Between Family Physicians with Enhanced Surgical Skills and Specialist Surgeons.
Ryan Falk (past MGSC student and current BGSC Faculty member), Dawnelle Topstad and BGSC Faculty member Dr. Laura Lee, recently published an article in the World Journal of Surgery exploring how family physicians in enhanced surgical skills (FP-ESS) provide access to surgical care for rural and remote populations, focusing on the Beaufort Delta Region of […]