Vanderbilt Global Surgery
More than 60 faculty are involved in the Global Surgery Program at Vanderbilt. This multidisciplinary initiative coordinates dissemination of in-country education and training opportunities for faculty and students, development of outcomes and evaluation research, and establishment of a central portal for communication.
Vanderbilt has teaching,training, service, and research projects in 15 countries around the world. Hover over map to see where!
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5 BILLION
people, particularly in low-income and lower-middle-income countries, lack access to safe, affordable surgical and anesthesia care when needed.
16.9 MILLION
lives, approximately, were lost in 2010 from conditions requiring surgical care, surpassing the number of total deaths from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined and representing 32.9% of all deaths worldwide.
143 MILLION
additional surgeries are needed each year in LMICs in order to save lives and prevent disability.
6%
of the, approximately, 313 million surgical procedures performed each year occur in the poorest countries, where over a third of the world’s population lives.
Research Projects
Several faculty and department initiatives have led to research partnerships with global partners in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Training Projects
VUMC coordinates a large number of residency and fellowship training programs and has incorporated training opportunities specific to expanding skills and abilities in global health and surgery into several of these programs.
Teaching Projects
In contrast to trainingoriented opportunities, our programs share a focus of increasing local capacity through medical education.
Service Projects
Many of the surgical departments at VUMC have incorporated regular mission and service trips into their core values, and individual faculty across the medical center have formed relationships with international partners to provide care that would otherwise be lacking.