Introduction We aimed to search the literature for global surgical curricula, assess if
published resources align with existing competency frameworks in global health and …

Introduction In order to be prepared for professional practice in a globalised world, health
professions students need to be equipped with a new set of knowledge, skills and attitudes …

Global surgery is an emerging field of study and practice, aiming to respond to the
worldwide unmet need for surgical care. As a relatively new concept, it is not clear that there …

Background By 2030, an additional 1.27 million surgeons, anaesthesiologists, and
obstetricians (SAO) are needed by 2030 to reach the Lancet Commission on Global …

Introduction There has been an increase in global health courses at medical universities in
high-income countries. Their effect on students, however, is poorly understood. In 2016 an …

Objectives This qualitative study aimed to explore the perspectives of Canadian global
surgeons with experience developing surgical education partnerships with low-and middle …

Introduction Global surgery is a growing field studying the determinants of safe and
affordable surgical care and advocating to gain the global health community's attention. In …

Surgery, universal access to surgical care has emerged as a worldwide priority. Their
landmark report highlighted the sheer scale of the global surgical burden, with an estimated …

Purpose Understanding how medical students perceive global surgery will be essential in
strengthening the global surgery workforce by 2030. This study investigated the knowledge …

Global surgery (GS) is the discipline of improving health by expanding universal access to
surgical care. GS is an essential part of the global health (GH) concept, but it is almost …