BGSC NEWSLETTER | FALL 2023 EDITION | Welcome to the Fall 2023 Newsletter! Welcome to the Fall 2023 BGSC newsletter! This September, we are excited to welcome 9 new students in our graduate programs, along with our current students and faculty starting a new academic year. If you wish to be updated on our communities’ work and accomplishments, consider taking a look at our social media accounts! Read on for the latest news and announcements, faculty and leadership updates, featured publications and upcoming events. If you have any topics that you would like to see featured in our upcoming newsletters, please let us know at global.surgery@ubc.ca. | Are you passionate about global surgery? Join the next cohort of our Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care (GCGSC) and Master of Global Surgical Care (MGSC). Our online programs are for interdisciplinary surgical care professionals focused on addressing challenges and contributing to solutions in low-resource settings. We welcome surgical care clinicians, trainees in surgical care, and allied health professionals of all disciplines. Applications are now open! Deadline is April 1st, 2024 for international and domestic. Note that there will be only one intake for 2024/25 academic year in September 2024. Learn more about our Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care (GCGSC) and Master in Global Surgical Care (MGSC) programs. | Interview with New Medical Director of the Branch for Global Surgical Care, Dr. Sam Bugis Dr. Sam Bugis began his position as the new Medical Director of the Branch for Global Surgical Care on July 1, 2023. We took this opportunity to ask him to share his perspective on global surgery, future directions for the Branch and its programs, and more! Click the link below to learn more about Dr. Bugis. READ MORE | | Faculty Spotlight BGSC is very excited to welcome two of our accomplished alumni to our faculty starting in 2023 Winter Term 1! Esther Chin (SURG 512) Godfrey Sama Philipo (SURG 517) VIEW ANNOUNCEMENT | | Congratulations to BGSC Faculty and Advisory Committee Member, Dr. Peter O’Brien, on being honoured with the prestigious Canadian Orthopaedic Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award! Dr. Peter O’Brien’s unwavering commitment and groundbreaking research have earned him the Canadian Orthopaedic Association‘s (COA) Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. O’Brien is currently an Associate Professor Emeritus with UBC Orthopaedics. He has been involved for many years in programs in the orthopaedic resident training program as well as the Uganda Sustainable Trauma Orthopaedic Program (USTOP). He is also a member of our Advisory Committee and co-instructor of our SURG 560 course! Congratulations, Dr. O’Brien, for your achievement and for redefining possibilities in orthopaedics! VIEW ANNOUNCEMENT | | Upcoming Changes to UBC Student Access to Information | Workday Student UBC is launching a new student information system, Workday Student, in September 2024.This new system will allow users to perform a variety of actions using mobile, tablet or computer devices in an easily accessible and secure environment. It will also enable Workday HR & Finance, and Workday Student to operate within one platform, providing more integrated reporting capabilities for administrative users. Workday Student will ensure business continuity for UBC, by using web services that will integrate with other university applications or third-party applications (point-solutions) and provide convenience and cohesion for users to conduct work across HR, Finance, and student services on a single interface and with one sign-on. Easy to follow training and step by step guides will be released for staff, faculty and students throughout 2023/24 prior to the launch in September '24. For more information click on the link below. | UBC Requiring Multi-Factor Authentication for Student CWLs by Nov. 1, 2023 Starting November 1, 2023, student campus wide login (CWL) will require multi-factor authentication (MFA) to safeguard your personal information and protect against unauthorized access. Enrolling in MFA adds an extra layer of security to your account, ensuring that only you have access to your sensitive information. This additional authentication step will require you to verify your identity through a secondary method, such as a verification code or a push notification to your mobile device, in addition to your regular username and password. It is mandatory for all students to enroll in MFA before the November 1, 2023, deadline. Failure to enroll by the deadline will result in restricted access to various university applications, which may disrupt your academic experience. For more information click on the link below. | Engineers in Scrubs Program Do you have an idea for a surgical problem you’ve encountered in a low resource setting globally and are seeking a unique design solution? Engineers in Scrubs is looking for you! Submit your project idea at the link below! EiS is a specialization in UBC's School of Biomedical Engineering graduate program that trains students to be leaders in medical innovation with a design process that emphasizes impactful translation and collaboration with clinical stakeholders. BGSC has collaborated with EiS for several years by submitting proposals for clinical problems in low resource settings that may benefit from innovative engineering solutions. Two MedTech Cafes will be held this fall where clinicians can pitch their ideas to students. See Upcoming Events below. More information about the program and submitting a proposal can be found on our website. LEARN MORE | | Student Publication Feature! In SURG 542 - Directed Study in Global Surgical Care, students carry out an exhaustive search of the world literature, on a global surgical care topic of their choice. Five of our alumni have had their reviews published in prominent surgical journals! Click the link to read their articles. READ MORE | | UPCOMING EVENTS -
Fundraiser and Social Event for Reconstructing Women International (RWI) (LINK) - September 12th, 6:15 pm. In Person, Jim Pattinson Pavilion South, Paetzold Multipurpose Rm 1888, Vancouver General Hosptial -
Engineers in Scrubs MedTech Cafes - Zoom. MedTech Cafe to be held in September and October. If you have any questions or would like assistance developing an idea, please reach out to the course instructors directly at EiS@sbme.ubc.ca. -
Climate Emergency: Building a Healthy Planetary Future, hosted by Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) and UBC CPD (LINK) - Online, October 28, 2023. -
UBC Dept of Surgery WB and MH Chung Research Day, (LINK) - Virtual and In Person at Vancouver General Hospital, November 6, 2023. Abstract submission now open. -
2023 Canadian Conference on Global Health (LINK) - Ottawa, ON & Virtual, October 16 - 18, 2023 -
CUGH 15th Annual Global Conference (LINK) - Los Angeles, CA March 7 - 10, 2024 -
Bethune Roundtable 2024 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 4 - 6 2024 - More info coming soon in future newsletters! | | | | | |
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