The Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care (GCGSC) is a 12-credit certificate program designed to meet the growing need for professional development in global surgical care.
Program Requirements
The Certificate is comprised of four graduate level online courses.
- SURG 510 – Surgical Care in International Health
- SURG 512 – Global Disability: A Surgical Care Mandate
- SURG 514 – Surgical Care in Humanitarian Disaster Response
- SURG 516 – Program Planning and Evaluation in Surgical Care Low Resource Settings
Students with an interest in global surgical care but who do not wish to complete the GCGSC can enroll in SURG 510 independently of the certificate.
The Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care (GCGSC) can ladder into the MGSC. Details about this process can be found in UBC’s transfer credit policy, outlined by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
GCGSC Graduates
DR. F. GIGI OSLER, MD, FRCSC
(Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery)
Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care
Past President, Canadian Medical Association
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Manitoba
DR. S. P. BUGIS, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S.C.
Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care
Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, UBC
Board Chair, Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS)
Vice President, Physician Affairs and Specialist Practice, Doctors of B.C
ANISA NAZIR, MCh, MBBS
Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care
Masters (MCh) in Surgical Science and Practice, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland
Graduate Student, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada
Medical Graduate, Foundation University Medical College, Pakistan
Former Co-Chair and VP Communication, Canadian Global Surgery Trainees Alliance