Global Education Opportunities - Department of Surgery

Upcoming Events

Questions? Contact christine.inthachith@wisc.edu

For medical students

Through the University of Wisconsin’s School of Medicine and Public Health’s Shapiro Summer Research Program, medical students can participate in 8-10 weeks of summer research, mentored by faculty across the school, including in the Department of Surgery. Medical students partnering with our faculty have participated in a number of global research opportunities, including projects in Ethiopia and Kenya.

For residents

We are proud to offer an accredited global rotation for PGY3 and PGY4 residents. Through this rotation, residents can rotate on general, otolaryngology, plastic, and vascular surgery services at a variety of global institutions that partner with our faculty. Previous and upcoming experiences include:

2018

Dr. Callistus Ditah, general surgery, Addis Ababa University’s Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital in Ethiopia

2019

Dr. Lauren Taylor, general surgery, 4 week rotation to Ethiopia
Dr. Rebecca Gunter, general surgery, 4 week rotation to Ethiopia
Dr. Julie Duke, vascular surgery, 4 week rotation to Ethiopia
Dr. Shruthi Thiagarajasubramanian, Vascular Surgery, 4 week rotation to Ethiopia
3 plastic surgery residents – rotation locations pending due to unrest in original rotation locations
Dr. Chad Ennis, Otolaryngology, 1 week rotation to Honduras

To learn more about the opportunity or to apply, contact Molly Vaux at vaux@surgery.wisc.edu.

Stories from the field

Wisconsin Surgery Team Works and Educates in Rwanada with Team Heart
In November of 2021, a team of health care professionals from across the country, which included a number of individuals from the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery led by Amy Fiedler, MD, traveled to …
William D. Turnipseed, MD: Pioneering Vascular Surgery at UW-Madison
Bill and Sandy Turnipseed Vascular Surgery Fund: This fund was established in 2021 by Dr. William D. Turnipseed, Emeritus Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. …
Vascular team goes global
Dr. Paul DiMusto and Dr. Alex Leung with Ethiopian colleagues. Dr. Paul DiMusto and vascular surgery resident Dr. Alex Leung recently traveled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as part of the Division of Vascular Surgery’s ongoing …
Department members travel to Ethiopia
Several Department members recently traveled to Ethiopia for a variety of research and teaching activities. Highlights include: Angela Ingraham, MD, MS, and Kristin Long, MD, MPH, traveled to Hawassa to participate in UW’s rotation at …
Bringing surgery to the world
Five billion. That’s the number of people in the world who have no access to basic surgical care according to the Lancet Commission Report on Global Surgery. Historically, the Western medical community tried to address …