UBC Branch for Global Surgical Care

New research from CGS! 🌍🎓 McGill students are leading the conversation on global health equity.
💥Check out our latest co-authored paper evaluating a completely student-led, low-cost international conference that brought together 158 registrants from 23 countries. This project highlights how trainee-driven leadership—backed by faculty mentorship—can scale medical education globally.
🔗 Read it here: https://jogs.one/JoGS_1287
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Nouvelle étude du CCM ! 🌍🎓 Les étudiants de McGill mènent le débat sur l'équité en matière de santé mondiale.
💥Découvrez notre dernier article coécrit, qui évalue une conférence internationale à faible coût entièrement organisée par des étudiants et qui a réuni 158 participants de 23 pays. Ce projet met en évidence comment un leadership piloté par des étudiants en formation — soutenu par le mentorat des professeurs — peut faire évoluer l'enseignement médical à l'échelle mondiale.
🔗 À lire ici : https://jogs.one/JoGS_1287


Fondation Hôpital général de Montréal, Montreal General Hospital Foundation
McGill Global Health Programs
Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS)
L'Institut de recherche du CUSM - Research Institute of the MUHC
MUHC Global Surgery Conference

Please join us in congratulating our Branch for Global Surgical Care Medical Director, Dr. Samuel Philip Bugis, for his Lifetime Achievement Award from the General Surgeons of British Columbia! 👏

This prestigious honour reflects Dr. Bugis’s decades of dedicated service, leadership, and lasting contributions to the field of surgery, both here in British Columbia and internationally. Congratulations again Dr. Bugis! 🎉

🔗 Read more at our website: https://buff.ly/ZLDcx3j

June is Pride Month. Explore the many Pride activities at our Vancouver and Okanagan campuses and connect with the community: https://bit.ly/3Hkn1vX

UBC’s Jeff Boniface joined an international mpox response team in Sierra Leone.

The experience revealed the power of team-based care during global health emergencies and sparked new ideas to strengthen care back home.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4x2GtTf

Recap of our Global Surgery Symposium Day 2026!

The UBC Branch for Global Surgical Care was very proud to hold our first Global Surgical Care Symposium on Friday, May 29th, 2026 at the UBC Medical Student and Alumni Centre and virtually. We welcomed a diverse and interdisciplinary group; and would like to thank all speakers, participants, and volunteers who have contributed to this wonderful event.

We hope to see you at our next one!

🔗 Read more at our website: https://buff.ly/9G1UgzK