We are very pleased to feature stories of graduate students in the Master and Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care (MGSC and GCGSC), as well as recent graduates and alumni! Their impactful stories highlight the depth and global reach of our programs. Our students reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the field of global surgical care and come from a variety of backgrounds including all surgical disciplines, nursing, and allied health professions.
Current Students
This year, we welcomed a diverse cohort of amazing surgical care professionals to our graduate education programs! Learn more about our new students by clicking on their photo.
Recent Graduates
The MGSC program has successfully graduated 27 students since it began in 2018. We are also very excited that we will have 9 students graduating in May 2026, the highest cohort so far! Read about our most recent group of outstanding graduating students by clicking their images below.
Click the button to read the profiles of all of our graduating students and learn more about their final graduating projects!(scroll to bottom of page)
Alumni
MGSC UBC alumni are leaders and change-makers in global surgical care. Building on the program’s interdisciplinary training, graduates are driving impact in health systems strengthening, research, advocacy, and frontline care both locally and globally.
Many of our alumni, including Drs. Falk, Chin, Sama Philipo and Hilzenrat, have gone on to make significant academic contributions, including publishing influential scholarly work in global surgical care.
Our alumni are also leaders in diverse global surgical care organizations such as Canadian Global Surgery Trainees Alliance (CGSTA), International Surgery Students Network (InciSioN), University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), Operation Smile, Team Broken Earth, and even the Senate of Canada!
We’re also proud that three alumni (Dr. Falk, Dr. Chin, and Dr. Sama Philipo) have returned to the program as faculty members, continuing the cycle of mentorship and impact! Click on the photos of our alumni to read more about them.
