When medical students travel to LMICs, who really benefits? In a recent Academic Medicine paper, University of Michigan Medical School student Chris Reynolds offers tips for ensuring int'l education experiences are rewarding AND responsible. 👇 bit.ly/3DJY0oU

Are you a student interested in studying abroad? 🗺️ Then this recently published paper is for YOU! The paper offers 10 guiding questions to help you select or codesign a global health experience that is mutually beneficial for you and your host institution.

Festifall was a great success! Can’t wait to see you again at our recruitment events. 🌎💚 Fill out the interest form in our LinkTree if you haven’t already to receive all recruitment details! linktr.ee/michigangssa

Launched this fall in partnership with Michigan Surgery's @Gifty_Kwakye_MD, Ghana's first-ever colorectal surgery fellowship has a national scope with a personal touch: bit.ly/3Za5njn

Photos from Fall 2023 Induction! It was incredible to see the entire GSSA family gathered in one place! We were grateful to have Dr. Gardner Yost and Aurelio Muzaurieta share their insights into healthcare and the future of global health. Congratulations, and go blue! 🏥〽️

This week, Dr. Grace Kim and Serena Bidwell M4 joined us for a Minimally Invasive Surgery Panel. From their discussion of their project ALL SAFE in Nigeria to work-life balance, our members gained incredibly insightful perspectives from them.

Yesterday, we hosted a suturing workshop with the help of 6 medical students from University of Michigan Medical School . Thank you to everyone who attended!

Can’t support initiatives like this enough. Congrats to the amazing Michigan Global Surgery Student Alliance for engaging so many passionate undergraduate students in global surgery. #MedEd #Premed #Globalsurgery

Spent the day volunteering with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Michigan at Ford Field! 🙌 Such an incredible experience, and we're thrilled we could lend a hand.

Last week, we had the privilege of having @Gifty_Kwakye_MD host a Q&A session with our members! It was insightful to learn about her experiences and journey in the medical field. We're privileged to work with such an exceptional and compassionate surgeon!

Celebrating moments and memories from 2023! From hosting a conference at the union and big house to volunteering at Ford Field, this year has taken us places we would have never imagined. We are excited for 2024, where GSSA will continue to expand its impact even further!

We're excited to recognize that six of our Global Surgery Student Alliance members have advanced as finalists in the University of Michigan's Global Health Equity Challenge! This recognition honors the team's commitment and ingenuity in global health. globalhealthequity.umich.edu/news-events/ne…

Thank you, Dean Bowman! We are so grateful for all the support given by University of Michigan School of Public Health!

GSSA's 2024 Symposium allowed members to present their research and engage with the posters of their peers. It was an honor to be joined by Michigan Medicine and Michigan Surgery's Dr. Karin Muraszko, Dr. Joseph Kolars & Dr. Robin Petroze, and hear their insights on global surgery🩺🌎

Excited to have another opportunity to work with Fogarty at NIH University Teaching Hospital of Kigali/CHUK University of Global Health Equity Rwanda Surgical Soci. Once again excellent vision and leadership from Edntaganda. Michigan Global Surgery Student Alliance APSA Surgeons @UMPedsSurg Phil Hsu

We are so lucky to have Robin Petroze as our advisor! She is constantly inspiring us and mentoring the future of global health 🤩

Officially introducing the Michigan GSSA Fall 2024 cohort! On Sunday, we had the honor of being joined by Michigan Medicine's Dr. Christopher Reynolds and hear about his remarkable healthcare insights. Looking forward to including this amazing group into our global surgery efforts!

Our new motto: think global, act local! With our 3-day TGAL initiative Jan 9-12th, our chapter was joined by a handful of wonderful pre-health organizations on campus to organize a Day of Service to give back to our community in ways that matter! See more: michigangssa.org/projects

This Tuesday, we were beyond happy to celebrate and officially welcome our newest W25 cohort at induction! We were honored to be joined by Michigan Surgery transplant surgeon, Dr. Jeffrey Punch, during our event, and listen about his own experiences pursuing work in global surgery.

Quick #throwback to our past GSSA achievements! From hosting a 5k for Global Health Equity for SAY Detroit, to advancing our RSEP project team, to co-hosting our 2025 Research Symposium with MSU's GSSA chapter, we've witnessed tons of growth that we hope to expand on this fall!