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12/23/2025

🎊 Happy Holidays from the team at BGSC! 🎊

Sending you and your family and loved ones the warmest greetings this holiday season and may 2026 bring peace, joy, health and happiness.

Please note that our offices will be closed from December 25, 2025 to January 3, 2026 for the winter break.

12/18/2025

⭐️ Event Alert: 2026 Global Surgery Day Symposium ⭐️

🌎 Join us Friday, May 29, 2026 (8:00 AM–3:00 PM PST) for a day highlighting global surgery work at UBC and beyond!

👉 Featuring:
• BGSC's student project presentations
• Global Surgery Lab research & initiatives
• A special ceremony honouring Dr. Robert Taylor, founder of the Branch

👥 Open to global surgery practitioners, trainees, students, alumni, and partners in BC and globally.

📍 In-person at UBC MSAC + Zoom
📝 Registration & full agenda coming soon at https://buff.ly/YwY1KAR — stay tuned!

12/16/2025

🔍 Research Voices from the Field is a new feature from the UBC Faculty of Medicine Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI) Office, that showcases cutting-edge research that breaks barriers and promotes inclusion in medicine. Each edition spotlights a research publication and includes insights directly from the authors—revealing their motivations, the significance of their findings, and why the research matters for healthcare professionals everywhere.

⭐️ In this edition, Graduate Program Advisor of our MGSC and GCGSC programs, Dr. Faizal Haji, a pediatric neurosurgeon at the BC Children’s Hospital, Scholar at the Centre for Health Education Scholarship (CHES), and Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, reflects on why he co-authored “Defining a Framework and Evaluation Metrics for Sustainable Global Surgical Partnerships” with colleagues in the Branch for Global Surgical Care—a piece relevant to anyone interested in decolonization and global health equity.

👉 Learn more about the feature at https://buff.ly/9yqMZ4U

12/12/2025

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Garang Garang Nuoi Aguer and Dr. Joseph Kuei Akech Aguer on completing the 18-month Vital Surgery Training Program! We are incredibly proud to celebrate their achievements.

Through this collaboration between Médecins Sans Frontières ( ) and the Global Surgery Lab, they gained essential surgical skills and confidence to provide life-saving care in communities where surgical services are limited.

Their stories highlight the power of training local clinicians, the impact of investing in surgical education, and the hope that grows when people continue pushing forward no matter the challenge.

📖 Read their full journeys and reflections at https://buff.ly/9OWP3PK

12/09/2025

🌟 Student Spotlight: Ibrahim Sadiq 🌟

Meet Ibrahim, a third-year Anesthesia resident at the University of British Columbia and a medical graduate from the University of Alberta. Now in his first year of the Master of Global Surgical Care (MGSC) program, he’s passionate about advancing global surgery and improving access to safe and equitable care in under-resourced communities worldwide.

Recently, Ibrahim participated in a surgical mission in Guatemala with Health for Humanity, supporting surgeries for marginalized populations. The experience gave him firsthand insight into the ethical challenges of global surgery and strengthened his commitment to providing sustainable, high-quality care in low-resource settings.

Through the MGSC program, Ibrahim is building the skills to approach global health work thoughtfully and effectively, ensuring that his contributions have a lasting impact.

🌍 Learn more about Ibrahim’s story at https://globalsurgery.med.ubc.ca/student-spotlight-ibrahim-sadiq/

12/05/2025

🌍 Are you passionate about advancing your knowledge in global surgery?

Explore our Master’s and Graduate Certificate programs at the UBC Branch of Global Surgical Care! Applications are now open until the deadline April 1, 2026.

Why BGSC? 🌟 Flexibility: Study full-time or part-time. 🤝 Interdisciplinary: Engage with a diverse group of surgical care professionals. 🌐 Accessibility: 100% online, accessible from anywhere in the world.

👉 Learn more and apply at https://buff.ly/YnwWWoV

12/02/2025

🌍 This , let's make a lasting impact on global surgical care! Today, we have the chance to come together and support causes that matter. Whether it's education, healthcare, or community initiatives, let's unite in making a difference.

1️⃣ Educate Future Global Surgical Care Leaders: Help expand the world's only international online graduate surgical care program. Let's increase the number of skilled surgeons in disadvantaged regions together!

2️⃣ MGSC Bursary Award Fund: Contribute to a key program engaging students from low-income countries in the Master of Global Surgical Care. Your support enables them to address the growing need for surgical care worldwide.

⭐️ Learn more at https://buff.ly/ejWMAug

11/27/2025

🎉 Congratulations to our November 2025 BGSC Graduates: Mathilde Billau and Huiyu Anne Li!

🎓 We’re very excited to celebrate your graduation from the Master of Global Surgical Care program tomorrow. Your dedication to advancing global surgical care and improving access to safe surgery worldwide is truly inspiring.

👏 We extend our warmest congratulations and best wishes as you begin this next chapter. We look forward to staying connected and sharing your stories and future contributions to the Branch!

🔗 Learn more about our graduates and their journeys at https://buff.ly/gUKleAT

11/24/2025

🌍 Voices of Global Surgery 🌍

“Better is possible. It does not take genius. It takes diligence. It takes moral clarity. It takes ingenuity. And above all, it takes a willingness to try.” — Dr. Atul Gawande

Dr. Gawande is a renowned surgeon, writer, and public health leader known for advancing patient safety and global surgical care. He has also served as Assistant Administrator for Global Health at USAID and co-founded major health systems organizations such as Ariadne Labs and Lifebox.

📚 Want to learn more about his life and vision? Explore "Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance" and more reading recommendations on our website: https://buff.ly/pTkXNsz

11/19/2025

🌟 Student Spotlight: Dr. Haley Shade 🌟

Meet Haley, a second-year General Surgery resident and medical graduate from the University of Calgary. Now in her first year of the Master of Global Surgical Care (MGSC) program, she’s passionate about addressing surgical inequities in low resource settings, particularly for First Nations people in Canada.

As the first person from her First Nations community to train as a surgeon, Haley draws strength from her roots as a Blackfoot person and her experiences providing care in her home community, the Blood Tribe First Nations. Her people and her community are her “why," motivating her to pursue global surgery to improve access to safe and equitable surgical care in low-resource settings.

Through the MGSC’s specialized stream in Canadian Low Resource Settings, Haley is building the skills to support and advocate for improved surgical care in low-resource settings and Northern Canadian Indigenous Communities.

🌍 Learn more about Haley’s journey and commitment to advancing Indigenous health and surgical equity at https://globalsurgery.med.ubc.ca/student-spotlight-haley-shade/

11/14/2025

This November let's learn to Thrive together by joining UBC’s community-led events and connecting.

Whether you’re looking to try an Indigenous dance class or relax with peers and colleagues a cozy outdoor concert with Thrive by the Fire, there are many ways to come together to learn about, talk about, and explore ways to support our mental health and wellbeing together.

Check out the Thrive Events Calendar to learn more at buff.ly/mBaS5nv

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