Surgical Care in International Health

Kursinhalte
This first-of-its-kind course is an essential foundation to the emerging discipline of international surgery.SURG 510 99C is an entirely online (no classes on campus) three credit course created for those who want a flexible learning environment. Course topics include maternal mortality; trauma pandemic; ethical issues in surgical care in low resource settings; surgical education and the burden of disability.

Lernziele, Trainingsziele
• Increased understanding of the global status of unmet surgical need.
• A broader appreciation of the ethical issues, the role of advocacy, and the models of surgical care education in international surgery.

Zielpublikum
surgeons, surgery-related residents, health professionals, non medical with health-related field experience

Typische Postgraduate Berufsfelder und Berufschancen
Humanitarian medical-related agencies such as MSF; ICRC and others. Teaching at academic institutions such as UBC.

Qualifikationen
some overseas field experience

Akkreditierung
Higher Education Authority

Zertifizierung
graduate course 3 credits at the University of British Columbia CANADA

Anmerkungen
Our faculty have a long association with the University of British Columbia and the Branch for International Surgery and have been involved in surgical service around the globe.

Frau Mairi Murchison