Registration Open for the Bethune Round Table 2021
The Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS), in association with McGill University, is very proud to announce the Bethune Round Table 2021! The Bethune Round Table (BRT) is an annual interdisciplinary meeting aimed at addressing the challenges of providing accessible, high-quality surgical care to marginalized patients in low-resource settings. By bringing health professionals across a […]
Feature: Yevugah Jerome-Jerry Kwasi
Dr. Emilie Joos, BISC Associate Director, recently interviewed Yevugah Jerome-Jerry Kwasi, a current candidate for the UBC Master of Global Surgical Care program.
2020-2021 Instructor Appreciation
We would like to recognize and express our appreciation for the significant contributions of Dr. Jane Lea.
Publication Feature: The burden of waiting: wait times for pediatric surgical procedures in Quebec and compliance with national benchmarks
Brandon Arulanandam, Marc Dorais, Patricia Li and Dan Poenaru, co-instructor of SURG 512, recently published an article to assess compliance with Paediatric Canadian Access Targets for Surgery (P-CATS) guidelines and determine the burden incurred due to waiting for 3 common elective surgical conditions (inguinal hernia, cryptorchidism and hypospadias) in a pediatric population. To read the full text, please […]
Student Spotlight: Dr. Mandeep Pathak
Dr. Emilie Joos, BGSC Associate Director, recently interviewed Dr. Mandeep Pathak, a new student in the UBC Master of Global Surgical Care program.