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Whether you're a student who wants to learn how to have an impact on the world or a VCU supporter interested in engaging in the legacy we're creating around the globe, come join us.
HOW TO APPLY:
Global Surgery Seminar Series — Wednesday, October 21
This month's speaker is Quinn K. Lippmann, MD, MPH, FACOG, a urogynecologist double board certified in OG/GYN and Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
Join VCU Program for Global Surgery and the Global Surgery Student Alliance at VCU on Wednesday, October 21 at 5:00–6:00 pm for this month's Zoom presentation:
“Research in Malawi and Urogynecology in Rwanda: My experiences with global health in East Africa”
Zoom Link:
https://vcu.zoom.us/j/97265433699
download flyer: globalsurgery_seminar_oct2020
About the Seminar Series
This monthly lecture series was started to highlight the amazing international work done by physicians in the area. Students, residents, fellows, and faculty interested in global health, specifically global surgical efforts, are invited to attend.
Please contact us for speakers' information or if interested in presenting.
VCU School of Medicine ACCESS Symposium 2020: "Overcoming Limits in Global Health"
September 19, 2020
The symposium will be held via Zoom on September 19th, 2020 from 8:00am–12:30pm (EST).
Link to register: https://rampages.us/access/symposium/
ABOUT THE ACCESS PROGRAM:
In 2019, the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine developed a four-year, longitudinal curriculum program called ACCESS (Acute Care and Systems Strengthening) for students interested in acute care and global health. Now in its second year, ACCESS provides VCU medical students with the opportunity to acquire skills, develop a systematic understanding, and design health system strengthening strategies to address acute care needs in low-resource settings in a sustainable manner.
ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM:
Medical students in the ACCESS Program have been hard at work planning a virtual global health symposium this September, and are hoping to engage a wide range of students, physicians, innovators, and anyone eager to learn.
This year's focus is on the theme: “Overcoming Limits in Global Health.” Given the nature of COVID-19 and its disruption on the field, we expect this to be a productive discussion on the challenges of global health work, especially within the acute care specialties of Surgery, Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine, and OB/GYN. We recognize the value of participation from a variety of institutions and are excited to invite your students to join as participants during the symposium.
For more information: gibsona3@vcu.edu
Overview: Our Global Surgical Mission
Welcome to the VCU Program for Global Surgery. We invite you to see, share, and support the impact we can make around the world.
VCU Health is a public institution where we offer crucial regional support for patients and families regardless of their needs or their finances. We bring the same work ethic and compassion to institutions around the world to improve patient care in many hard-to-believe scenarios. According to The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, five billion people around the world lack access to safe and affordable surgical care.
For several decades, our surgeons have worked across numerous countries to consult, teach, and support the development of other surgeons, trainees, and students to deliver the best care possible in their settings.
Program Director
Edgar B. Rodas, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Division of Acute Care Surgical Services
Department of Surgery
Funding Resources
If accepted, scholars will be asked to apply for available grants at VCU or other institutions/organizations to support their work. Self-funding is also acceptable.
Global Scholar Tracks
We encourage interested medical students, residents and fellows to work with VCU surgeons in collaboration with various global surgical partnerships.
Learn MoreVCU Global Surgery Leaders and Partners
Currently working across three continents—South America, Africa, and East Asia—we are grateful to our Global Surgery Partners without whom we could not organize our missions. Equally important to our program is the generous support from collaborators Charles and Ginny Crone, who created the VCU-Crone Scholars Program, a collaboration between VCU and the Ministry of Health in Rwanda.
We invite you to learn more about our faculty leaders, their partners, and the surgical services they provide around the world.
Global Surgical Experiences
Through our global surgery program we offer vibrant opportunities for VCU faculty, trainees, and our partners to work together teaching and supporting the development of safe and affordable surgical care around the world.
Learn more about the individual experiences that illustrate the incredible diversity of training our faculty and institution have to offer.
Learn MoreSupporting Global Surgery
We encourage donations and in-kind support in order to enhance the mission of VCU Program for Global Surgery. Resident travel scholarships, teaching materials, technology services, all funding goes to support the mission of global surgery and global health.
How to Contact Us
Edgar Rodas, M.D., FACS
Director, VCU Program for Global Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Acute Care Surgical Services
Department of Surgery, VCU School of Medicine
edgar.rodas@vcuhealth.org