Other Global Health Activities

Our Department participates in several ongoing global health initiatives:

Unfortunately during COVID, most of the Medical Mission Trips were canceled as institutions and organizations could not travel.

• Human Resources for Health
  • Together with the Department of Surgery, we participate in a very large-scale training program in Rwanda that sends teaching faculty for longer periods of time, in order to help build capacity.  Residents can participate in a 2-week clinical anesthesia rotation or a longer 4-week education rotation, where they will teach healthcare workers in Rwanda.

• Other Faculty Activities
  • We have a collaborative effort in Laos with the Midwest Spine Institute
  • We partner with UVA Plastic Surgery on trips to India
  • We have a partnership through Operation Smile in Jimma, Ethiopia