Global Surgery Research Seminar Events

The Global Surgery Research Seminar is co-hosted by the PGSSC at Harvard Medical School and The Centre for Equity in Global Surgery (CEGS) at the University for Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda as part of the Paul Farmer Research Collaborative.

This public seminar series aims to share methods and results across a broader surgery research community. Over the course of five seminars, our goal is to strengthen general knowledge and specific skills by learning from the experience of our seminar speakers.

The Research Seminar will be held the second Thursday of each month, from 9:00 a.m. EST to 10:30 a.m EST.

For each Research Seminar session, we identify a common theme and similar methods. Each speaker will present for 20-25 minutes, followed by a 30-minute open discussion on the topic. All are welcome; specific details and registration links for sessions are available for each individual session.

Our previous research seminar sessions are made available online if you are not able to join us live:

2025 Research Seminar

January 9th: Colonialism within Surgical Training and Global Surgery
February 13th
March 13th
April 3rd* alternate date provided owing to commemoration week in Rwanda
May 8th

January 9th, 2025

Colonialism within surgical training and Global Surgery

We will be kicking off our seminar series by hearing from two experts in the domains of colonialism in global surgery. How does a colonial legacy affect research and training today? How can we be mindful of a colonial legacy in academia. Moderated by Barnabus Alayande, Assistant Professor of Global surgery at UGHE.

Please register using this link.

If you cannot join us for this live session, we welcome you to watch a recording, which will be available here.