With guidance from Dr. Girma Tefera, I traveled to Hawassa, Ethiopia to meet with the otolaryngologists providing care at Hawassa University. I was there from May 18-25, 2024. Over the course of five days, I …
Global Surgery
In My Own Words: Dr. Rusy’s Trip to Singapore
In March 2024, I traveled to Singapore to attend the World Conference of Anesthesiologists. At this conference, I had the opportunity to serve as a delegate at the general assembly and present two Global Anesthesia …
In My Own Words: Dr. Poore’s Trip to Vietnam
On March 7, 2024, myself and a group from our Division of Plastic Surgery began our journey to Nuoy Reconstructive International in Hanoi, Vietnam. The UW Cohort included faculty member Dr. Brett Michelotti, two chief …
In My Own Words: Dr. Wieland’s trip to Honduras
From March 3 to March 9, 2024, myself, Dr. McDonald, Dr. Liam Duffy, an otolaryngology chief resident, and a group from our Division of Otolaryngology traveled to Hospital Vincent D’Antoni in La Ceiba, Honduras. During …
In My Own Words: Dr. Hanks’ trip to Gambia
In March 2024, I traveled to the Edward Francis Teaching Hospital in Banjul, Gambia, to serve as mentor for one of our OB/GYN residents and to act as visiting lecturer. The house staff was extremely …
In My Own Words: Dr. Tefera’s trip to Ethiopia
From late November to early December 2023, I traveled to Ethiopia with the purpose of participating in a few different education-related events. My trip yielded many important and impactful experiences for both myself and my …
Dr. Kristin Long Selected as the 2023-24 Society of University Surgeons Global Surgery Scholar Award Winner
Kristin Long, MD, Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrine Surgery, was recently selected as the 2023-24 Society of University Surgeons (SUS) Global Surgery Scholar Award winner. This highly competitive award gives SUS members involved …
In My Own Words: Dr. Zafar’s Quality Improvement Workshops
In December of 2023, I traveled to Zambia and Ethiopia to lead Quality Improvement workshops. These workshops took months of planning meetings between UW-Madison faculty and faculty at the University of Zambia and Hawassa University. …
In My Own Words: Dr. Long’s trip to Ethiopia
In December, 2023, I had the opportunity to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to participate in an international conference and an education workshop. I attended the 23rd annual College of Surgeons of East, Central and …
In My Own Words: Dr. Maloney’s Medical Mission to Rwanda
Planning for my visit to King Faisal Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda, started long before my August trip, with Zoom-based case conferences and What’sApp communication so that we could hit the ground running. However, we knew …