A Comprehensive Approach
The Global Surgery Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) was established to federate the resources at UTHSC in order to build a strong academic global surgery program. We are:
Data Driven
Results Oriented
Clinically Focused
We challenge medical students, residents, faculty and other health practitioners to actively seek solutions that expand the provision of safe and affordable surgery worldwide
Our executive leadership and board oversees the functioning of the institute.
Research
With local and international partners, we engage in research on surgical care globally
Education & Training
Providing medical students and residents with the skills necessary for global surgery
Impact
Making long-term impact in the communities we partner with by building surgical capacity
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Latest Publications
We publish and re-publish important articles that highlight the major trends in academic global surgery
Medical Mission Work a Family Calling for UTHSC Surgeon
For surgeon Nia Zalamea, medical mission work is a family affair. An assistant professor of surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, she has done medical mission work annually in the Philippines since [...]
Pain management in low-resource settings—anesthesiologists advocate for increased access
Pain management in low-resource settings—anesthesiologists advocate for increased access Increasing the availability of effective pain management in low- to middle-income countries will be an essential part [...]
Q&A: How to build a new health humanitarian workforce
Q&A: How to build a new health humanitarian workforce By Michael Igoe WASHINGTON — Just as the scale of health care needs in crisis contexts [...]
Our Trusted Partners
The UTHSC Global Surgery Institute is proud to partner with many other organizations that share our vision of promoting safe and affordable surgery worldwide. We benefit from their uniqued expertise to further enhance the experience of medical students, residents and faculty. This goes a long way in facilitating knowledge transfer and achieve long term impact.
