Academic Global Surgery Fellowship
The Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern is proud to offer its Fellowship in Academic Global Surgery. The Fellowship addresses the issues of global surgery and prepares you to take on a leadership role in this expanding field. It is the first Fellowship Program of its kind in Texas and one of only a handful throughout the country.
Our Mission: The training of surgical educators and the discovery of new knowledge to correct the global disparity in access to surgical care.
Goals:
- To engage in international academic research, discovery, and training that will tackle the burden of surgical disease
- To implement skills needed to deliver quality surgical care to developing areas of the world
- To develop academic and clinical skills in global surgery and humanitarian aid
A combined program of the UT Southwestern Department of Surgery, the UT Southwestern School of Health Professions, and the Dallas Regional Campus of the UT School of Public Health at the Health Science Center at Houston, the Global Health Surgical Fellowship trains physicians who will further promote surgical care, education, and research relevant in the global surgery arena.
Our Fellowship Program consist of three parts:
- An academic component
- A clinical/research component incorporating scholarly activity here and abroad
- Completion of a Capstone project
Trainees will receive a "Certificate in Global Health" upon successful completion of the Fellowship Program.
Part 1: Academic Training
As a Global Health Surgical Fellowship trainee, you will complete 12–15 hours of training in the UT Southwestern School of Health Professions, consisting of a curriculum of core courses and a Global Health seminar.
Most, if not all, courses are available online or in ITV mode and can be self-paced. The academic credits you earn while fulfilling your Fellowship requirements can also be applied toward a Master of Public Health degree at a later date if you choose to pursue a master's degree.
Core courses include:
- Foundations of Biostatistics
- Fundamentals of Epidemiology
- Global Health Seminar
Electives may include:
- Healthcare Informatics in Global Health
- Healthcare Policy, Organization and Financing
- Global Occupational Health
- AIDS in Africa
- Public Health Nutrition Practice
- Refugee Health
- Social Determinants of Health
- Healthcare Economics
Your academic training will also include team-based learning in clinical case workshops, where you will have the opportunity to learn about managing surgical conditions in a low-resource setting and appropriately allocating sparse surgical resources to improve overall care.
Part 2: Scholarly Activity/Research Component
In this component of training, you will develop an area of research interest and identify a foreign institution that will most help you meet your objective.
Your research project and clinical experience will occur in an overseas setting and last for several months.
UT Southwestern's Office of Global Health and School of Medicine have established relationships with medical centers and institutions around the world, offering you a range of international onsite training opportunities to choose from.
Locations of research include:
- China
- Ethiopia
- India
- Peru
- South Africa
Part 3: Capstone Project
You will complete your Global Health Surgical Fellowship training with the presentation of your research, findings, and recommendations to a committee of faculty mentors.
Financial Considerations
As a Global Health Surgical Fellow, your trainee salary and benefits will be preserved during your fellowship year.
Program fellows pay no tuition costs. Travel costs for the program will vary, depending on location of your clinical training abroad. Affordable housing overseas will be arranged by your host institution.
Fellowship Timeline
Your one-year fellowship will begin in July and conclude in the spring/summer.