Global Engagement
"Through our global engagement efforts, Stanford Surgery can play an important role in promoting education, clinical training, research, and innovation in surgical sciences worldwide. As we grow more interconnected, we are committed to working with others to identify solutions for the world, improve knowledge for humanity, and expand education for a life of purpose."
- Mary Hawn, Emile Holman Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
Our vision is to build bridges founded on excellence in patient-centered surgical care to promote solutions for the world, knowledge for humanity, and education for a life of purpose.
The mission of Global Engagement within the Department of Surgery is to improve, strengthen, support, and expand collaboration with international partners in education, research, clinical training, and innovation as they pertain to surgery and associated disciplines. Through this program the Department of Surgery provides resources, guidance, support, and structured mentorship to students, trainees, researchers, academicians, and clinical faculty to develop sustainable, bidirectional partnerships. It also seeks to advance the science of safety, quality improvement, and implementation, and support colleagues in addressing such needs.
We aim to:
1) Foster bidirectional, sustainable partnerships
2) Increase and disseminate knowledge
3) Transform and improve practice
4) Develop and promote future leaders
5) Inform policy
Explore the sections below to learn more about our opportunities in global surgery and read about the surgeons who have participated in them:
Latest
Spotlight on Seed Grant Recipient Dr. Samy Bendjemil
Global Seed Grant Recipient & Surgical Critical Care Fellow Dr. Samy Bendjemil recently returned from Burkina Faso. He shares his experience advancing trauma education in the region.
Global Engagement at Stanford Surgery is pleased to announce the launch of its International Visiting Observer program. This is a unique opportunity for surgeons, surgical trainees, and surgical nurses to spend up to 30 days observing clinical practice side by side with surgical specialty teams that align with professional interests. Learn how to apply
Meet past visiting observers:
More Stories
Surgeon Among Inaugural Cohort of SASH Scholars
One of the inaugural Stanford African Scholars in Global Health (SASH) scholars is a surgeon from the College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA). Dr. Kimutai Sylvester, chief of surgery of Tenwek Hospital in Kenya, will visit Stanford in January and February for six weeks.
Forrester & Bendjemil Receive 2024 CIGH Seed Grant Funding
The Stanford Department of Surgery is delighted to announce the awarding of a Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH) Seed Grant to Drs. Joe Forrester and Samy Bendjemil for a project aimed at improving trauma education and care in Burkina Faso.
Greening the OR
General Surgery Resident Dr. Jaclyn Wu talks to StanfordMed Magazine about her efforts to Green the OR. Read the story.
Key Collaborator from UGHE, Dr. Barnabas Alayande, visits Stanford
Stanford Surgery has begun engaging in collaborative work in partnership with the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda with a shared goal of promoting health education and surgical skills training. Global Engagement hosted Dr. Barnabas Alayande, a general surgeon and key coordinator of the activities, as a scholarly guest from March 25th to April 3rd, 2023.
Opportunities
Global Surgery Networking Mixer
Please join the Global Surgery Networking Event on October 18, 2024!
TIME: 6-8PM
LOCATION: Ballast Point Tasting Room + Kitchen
This event is being co-sponsored by Stanford Department of Surgery Global Engagement, Baylor Center for Global Surgery, and UCSF Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia.
All are welcome—students, residents, fellows, staff, and faculty from Stanford or other institutions.
Food, wine, and beer provided. No RSVP needed, and it is not necessary to be registered for ACS Clinical Congress to attend.
Announcing the Global Health Equity Scholars Fellowship
The Global Health Equity Scholars (GHES) Fellowship is a 12-month, NIH-supported, mentored training in global health research designed to address health inequities and improve population health. Hosted by a consortium of Yale University, Stanford University, University of Arizona, and UC Berkeley, the fellowship year typically runs July-June and offers training opportunities in 17 countries. Learn more.
Videos
On May 7th, Global Engagement hosted Dr. Kristin L. Long, the 2024 Society of University Surgeons (SUS) Global Surgery Scholarship awardee who delivered a talk entitled “Turbulence: Bumps in the Road of Hybrid Global Surgery Efforts.”
Holman Day 2023
Global Engagement fellows Maia Nofal and Tyler Wilson present their studies at Holman Day 2023.
Can medical mission trips make a lasting impact? Dr. Anna Luan’s new research shows that it can. She talks about her paper published in the March edition of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery titled “Expansion of Reconstructive Surgery Capacity in Vietnam” and ReSurge International’s visiting educator program.
We welcomed Gifty Kwakye, MD, MPH to Stanford Surgery as part of our junior faculty exchange program. Dr. Kwakye is a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Colorectal Surgery at Michigan University. She presents "Cancer Screening: When one Scope Doesn't Fit All" at Department Grand Rounds on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Dr. Jim Chang talks about Stanford's efforts in global reconstructive surgery.
Amber Trickey, PhD, MS, CPH presents "How to Work Effectively With Your Biostatistician" at S-SPIRE's Monthly Work in Progress Session on November 8, 2022. Dr. Trickey is a Senior Biostatistician at S-SPIRE.
Leadership
