Fall 2021 Graduation: Congratulations to Anise Barton on graduating from the Master of Global Surgical Care program!
Warmest congratulations to our graduate student Dr. Anise Barton on graduating from the Master of Global Surgical Care program on November 26th, 2021. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours and can’t wait to see what amazing things you’ll go on to do in the future! Dr. Barton completed her undergraduate training, […]
Upcoming Event: Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation (OPSEI) Partnership Celebration Grand Rounds
Title: Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation (OPSEI) Partnership Celebration Grand Rounds Date: December 7th, 7:00 am Pacific Location: Zoom Presenters: Dr. Ryan Falk, MD CCFP(ESS) FCFP MGSC | Adjunct Professor, Branch for International Surgical Care, Department of Surgery; Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Medicine, UBC Circumpolar Surgery: The […]
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- […]