NJMS CENTER FOR GLOBAL SURGERY
Objective
The Center is strongly committed to raising awareness and supporting efforts in Global Surgery. Furthermore, it is committed to academic development, interdisciplinary collaboration and capacity building. We hope to inspire young students and residents to take on the challenge and to support faculty members actively involved in Global Surgery. Lack of surgical access and the resulting surgical burden results in unnecessary and preventable death, as well as pain and suffering on a daily basis. The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery outlines thoroughly the extent of the problem and its human and economic consequences. We envision that the provision of safe and affordable surgical care will one day be available to reduce premature death, disability and promote economic development globally.
Mission
The Global Surgery center will support all global surgery activities at Rutgers NJMS including; facilitating surgical missions, integrating resident and medical students into global surgery, developing a curriculum for surgical training, as well as supporting global surgery research.
Vision
The vision of the center is to support global surgical activities through service, teaching and research.
Main Areas of Focus: REACT
Research Support
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Mentoring
students/residents interested in Global Surgery
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Fostering
multidisciplinary faculty research collaboration
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Setting up monthly
research meetings
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Encouraging residents and
students to present their work at local, regional and national
meetings
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Promoting peer review
publication in Global Surgery
Education of residents
and medical students
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Coordinating and
developing clinical electives in Global Surgery for students and
residents
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Establishing a Global
Surgery curriculum; running Non-credit electives in Global Surgery and Global
Health
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Support Global Surgery
Fellow
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Developing Global Surgery
track for residents
Advocacy
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Raising
awareness and advocating for neglected surgical patients at the institutional
and national level
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Joining advocacy groups to
promote Global Surgery
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Joining members of the
global academic community to unite in support of surgical care in the global
agenda
Capacity
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Building Long
term multi-disciplinary partnerships, education, training, library &
supplies
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Developing an
international surgical E-library
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Providing long distance
training & telemedicine
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Collaborative
research/workforce development or expansion
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Deliver surgical supplies
and equipment to hospitals in LMIC
Teaching/Training
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Developing
surgical training curriculum for local health care providers in
LMIC
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Providing training and lectures during surgical missions
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Teaching/training via teleconference with LMIC
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Developing operative manuals & updates in surgical care