The Globe: Edition Number 1
Welcome to GSSA's first academic journal: The GSSA Globe. Here, we endeavor to inform our members on the happenings of global health, both domestically and internationally. Continue reading for wonderful articles about current events, an interview with a global scholar, and to learn about our Research Award winner...
Snapshots of the Global Surgical Community
Ghana’s New Stoma Support Group
Access to Surgical Care Amidst the Sudan Civil War
This partnership is redefining the way that ovarian cancer trials are conducted in India. They are specifically targeting low-resource areas in order to configure a more cost-effective and culturally competent approach.
Research Collaboration Addresses Barriers to Family Planning and Contraceptive Care for Postpartum Women in Ghana
An undergraduate student at UM experienced the chance to go Kenya and left with more than just an internship badge of honor...
Recent studies are showing that improving surgical intervention at a global scale is actually boosting economic gain:
What is happening in the international and local communities of global surgery? Find out below...
“After meeting a surgeon, you’re never the same person”: A conversation with Dr. Miguel Gasakure
[SAMPLE] Dr. Robin Petroze is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery at Michigan Medicine. She currently serves as the Vice Chair for Global Surgery for the Department of Surgery. A previous NIH Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellowship awardee and then mentor, Dr. Petroze continues to focus her research, teaching, and advocacy on access to equitable care in underserved populations both internationally and domestically. She aspires to expand access to surgical intervention and education worldwide. Listen to Dr. Petroze discuss her work in the interview to the right.
Research Award Winner: Rachel Lim!
Rachel Lim Rachel Lim joined the Prasov Lab as a pre-med student interested in ophthalmology and surgery. She sought a deeper understanding of the eye, especially since few undergraduate courses explore it in detail. Over the past two years as a senior research assistant, that curiosity has grown into an honors thesis project focused on the genetics of nanophthalmos, a rare condition characterized by small but structurally normal eyes. Click here to continue reading Lim's fascinating reseearch story...
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