Residency Program About Our Program Application Process Clinical Rotations Curriculum Frequently Asked Questions Global Outreach Initiative Innovative Anesthesiology-Critical Care Education Program Our Residents Residency Program Director Message Resident Life Global Outreach Initiative Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care Residency Program Home About Campus & Community Resources Communications & Public Relations Office Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care: Education & Training > Residency Program > Global Outreach Initiative Supporting Healthcare in Developing Countries Through our global outreach initiatives, senior residents gain valuable insights into anesthesia practices across various socioeconomic environments. These experiences foster a sense of compassion for individuals who are disadvantaged through disease and limited access to safe and effective healthcare. Anesthesia is crucial to global healthcare and procedures that are deemed routine in this country can be high-risk in underserved regions due to disparities in equipment, resources and environmental conditions. The program’s goal is to have residents develop a global perspective on healthcare and contribute to underserved areas of the world while becoming advocates for the advancement of safe anesthesia practice. During the CA-3 year, residents have the opportunity to participate in a global outreach initiative as an elective rotation. Accompanied by a faculty member, they join a volunteer group for one week, traveling to an underserved or resource-limited area of the world to provide anesthesia care to a local community. A large collaborative global outreach initiative at Bidada Hospital in Gujarat, India, focusing on pediatric and adult urology care. A dedicated team of medical and non-medical volunteers provided care at Zimba Mission Hospital and Nyawa Rural Health Centre in Zambia, offering check-ups, procedures, and surgeries as needed. Treating over 1,000 patients at a pop-up clinic held at a sugar factory in Gujarat, India. Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Current Global Outreach Site India Since 2018, our team of residents and faculty has volunteered in India, providing anesthesia care at the Shree Bidada Sarvodayay Trust – Bibada Hospital and Jain Mission Hospital. The Shree Bidada Sarvodayay Trust - Bibada Hospital is a non-profit organization that offers medical services to its local community. Every January, the organization arranges a medical camp in the village of Bidada, Kutch, that treats patients from over 1,200 nearby villages. In a collaborative team setting, the volunteer team provides general and regional anesthesia for procedures such as tympanoplasties, thyroid and parathyroid removals and hernia repairs. Past Resident Experiences Africa Our anesthesiology team joined a volunteer team of orthopedic surgeons, dentists, general physicians, medical assistants and non-medical volunteers to care for patients in Zambia, Africa. The team screened more than 200 patients, ranging from infants to adults, providing general check-ups, procedures and surgeries at the Zimba Mission Hospital and Nyawa Rural Health Centre. Bolivia Working with Operation Smile at their first surgical program in Bolivia, our team was a part of an international group assembled to perform cleft lip and palate surgeries for hundreds of local children. Operation Smile has provided hundreds of thousands of free surgeries for children and young adults in developing countries who are born with cleft lip, cleft palate or other facial deformities.