Main Areas of Focus:

I. Research Support

• Mentoring students/residents interested in Global Surgery
• Fostering multidisciplinary faculty research collaboration
• Setting up monthly research meetings
• Encouraging residents and students to present their work at local, regional and national meetings
• Promoting peer review publication in Global Surgery

II. Education of residents and medical students

• Coordinating and developing clinical electives in Global Surgery for students and residents
• Establishing a Global Surgery curriculum; running Non-credit electives in Global Surgery and Global Health
• Support Global Surgery Fellow
• Developing Global Surgery track for residents

III. Advocacy

• Raising awareness and advocating for neglected surgical patients at the institutional and national level
• Joining advocacy groups to promote Global Surgery
• Joining members of the global academic community to unite in support of surgical care in the global agenda

IV. Capacity

• Building Long term multi-disciplinary partnerships, education, training, library & supplies
• Developing an international surgical E-library
• Providing long distance training & telemedicine
• Collaborative research/workforce development or expansion
• Deliver surgical supplies and equipment to hospitals in LMIC

V. Teaching/Training

• Developing surgical training curriculum for local health care providers in LMIC
  Providing training and lectures during surgical missions
  Teaching/training via teleconference with LMIC
  Developing operative manuals & updates in surgical care