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 …
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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 …
In My Own Words: Dr. Farhat’s Medical Mission to Beirut
In a heartfelt and impactful two-week medical mission from Oct. 2-14, 2023, I journeyed to Beirut, Lebanon, with a commitment to providing critical medical care and education in the field of pediatric urology. My mission …
Wisconsin Surgery Faculty Receives Grant to Support Collaboration in Sub-Saharan Africa
This past April, Syed Nabeel Zafar, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology, was awarded a 3-year, $120,000 grant from the Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment to support work he is doing in …
Welcome Dominique Dockery, URiM Participant!
Dominique Dockery knew she wanted to be a surgeon since her first year on campus as an undergrad, but during her first year of medical school at Brown University, she scrubbed in with her mentor, …
Welcome Musunga Mulenga, URiM Participant!
Musunga Mulenga is an aspiring surgeon with a deep appreciation for individualized solutions tailored to patients’ needs and a desire to make surgical care accessible to all those who need it. This summer, she shared …