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
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 …
Global surgery program expands efforts in Hawassa
The global surgery team continues to work in collaboration with Hawassa University Hospital to address the high death rate caused by road traffic accidents. Girma Tefera, MD, Molly Vaux, MPH, and their team have been working …
Learn about Dr. Kristin Long’s global surgery work in Kenya
Learn about the global surgery work of Dr. Kristin Long in the below videos. The first video, produced by, features her surgical capacity building work in Kenya. The second is Dr. Long’s November 2018 Grand …
Dr. Kristin Long receives Association for Academic Surgery West African College of Surgeons Award
Dr. Kristin Long (left) and endocrine fellow Dr. Allie McDow on a trip last year to Kenya. Congratulations to Kristin Long, MD, who was chosen as the recipient of the 2018 Association for Academic Surgery …
For more information
To learn more about global education opportunities in the Department of Surgery, contact Global Health Outreach Manager Molly Vaux at vaux@surgery.wisc.edu.