SURG_V 500 (4) Experimental Surgery
Lectures and seminars dealing with the selected application of surgical techniques in biological investigation. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Lectures and seminars dealing with the selected application of surgical techniques in biological investigation. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Foundation to international surgery. The discussion of the global burden of unmet surgical needs and a professional response in low and middle income regions of the world. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Relationship of surgery to preventing and treating disabling impairments in lower income countries. Focus will be on sensory impairments (blindness and deafness) and physical impairment. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Examines response to humanitarian disasters. Includes case models of surgical care responses and strategies to move from relief to recovery. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Program Planning and Evaluation in Surgical Care contexts. Theory, approaches and methods for conducting surgical care programs among populations in various low resource contexts. Key concepts, ethical approaches and practices, and practical skills development. Credit will be granted for only one of SPPH 540 or SURG 516. Prerequisite: SURG 510. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Clinical research methods, research process, systematic reviews, quality improvement and assurance, and technology evaluation with an emphasis on research in global surgical care. Credit will be granted for only one of SURG 517 or SPPH 517. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Critiques the current and historical provision of surgical care services to indigenous communities in Canada and globally. Examines challenges and opportunities confronting both the clinician and the service delivery system, embracing lessons learned from these communities. Prerequisite: SURG 510. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Literature review of a global surgical care topic chosen in consultation with an advisor. Includes analysis of existing literature and research, and identification of gaps in current knowledge. Prerequisite: Four of SURG 510, SURG 512, SURG 514. Corequisite: SURG 517. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The credit value for this course will be determined in consultation with the student prior to the registration. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The credit value for this course will be determined in consultation with the student prior to the registration. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Course with a four to eight week on-site field placement. Proposal development, implementation and high-level written report of a surgical care field practicum in an underserved location globally, producing practical on-the-ground skills. Prerequisite: All of SURG 510, SURG 512, SURG 514, SURG 516. Corequisite: SURG 517. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.