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Do you have any interest in global health or international surgery?
Many universities have established international or global surgery offices with the goal of strengthening and empowering health care systems in low-resource settings in Canada and around the world. Resident involvement in these areas may take on a variety of forms including research projects, electives, and more. Below are some online resources available to help you achieve those goals.
Key Websites
- CAGS Global Surgery Committee https://cags-accg.ca/about/cags-committees/committee/international-surgery-committee/
- Global Surgery – https://cags-accg.ca/global-surgery/
Additional resources can be found here about global surgery offices at universities across the country
- Global Surgery – https://cags-accg.ca/global-surgery/
- Canadian Global Surgery Trainees Alliance – https://www.cgsta.org/
- Bethune Roundtable in Global Surgery Conference – https://twitter.com/2023bethune
- An annual interdisciplinary meeting by the Canadian Network of International Surgery aimed at addressing the challenges of providing accessible, high-quality surgical care to marginalized patients in low-resource settings
- Canadian Conference on Global Health (October 16-18, 2023, Ottawa, ON) – https://cagh-acsm.org/en/events/2023-canadian-conference-global-health
Additional Resources
- ACS Operation Giving Back – https://www.facs.org/ogb
- Provides information to help surgeons and surgical residents find and organize volunteer opportunities abroad.
- Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS) – https://www.cnis.ca/
- CNIS believes in sharing knowledge, expertise and experience to promote lasting and sustainable improvements in health and safety in the developing world.
- Runs programs in eight African countries that focus on surgical skills teaching, injury prevention, and safety promotion
- Canadian Global Surgery Trainees’ Alliance – https://www.cgsta.org/
- to develop stronger networks for collaboration, education and advocacy across Canada