Senior Resident Global Health Opportunities
About Our Clinical & Educational Programs
Senior residents in BIDMC's Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine can apply to travel abroad on clinical and educational missions in sub-Saharan Africa, South America and Asia. Additionally, there are many opportunities for trainees to engage in global health pursuits that do not involve international travel and that are not featured below. For details on other Global Health Program opportunities, please contact us.
Botswana Global Health Program
Through the Botswana Global Health Program senior residents and fellows can complete a four-week elective at Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone, under the supervision of Dr. Catriona Stewart, Director of the Anesthesia and Critical Care rotation in Botswana. Learn more about our long-term partnerships in Botswana here.
BIDMC Anesthesia Overseas Rotation Elective at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH)
Senior residents have the opportunity to complete a month-long rotation at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in China, a 2,000-bed quaternary care facility and the top hospital in China. During this month, residents attend lectures and clinical or quality improvement meetings, learn to manage diseases rarely seen at BIDMC, learn about resource availability overseas and learn about differences in health care systems and in anesthesia residency training programs.
They also participate as team consultants for the perioperative management of patients and take part in developing educational activities and research projects. Teaching activities and surgical conferences are either conducted in English or will have translation services available. This rotation is overseen by Dr Haobo Ma.
Bolivia Global Health Program
Through the Bolivia Global Health Program senior residents and fellows can complete a rotation at the Hospital del Norte in El Alto, Bolivia. The trainees would be under the supervision of faculty from the partnership and would have the opportunity to engage in knowledge exchange and increase research capacity locally.
SEA-HVO Traveling Fellowship
Senior residents have the opportunity to apply for a SEA-HVO Traveling Fellowship to spend three to four weeks teaching anesthesia in a developing country. The SEA/HVO Fellowship is co-sponsored by the Society for Education in Anesthesia (SEA) and Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO).
Traveling Fellows may choose to rotate at any preapproved HVO site if the dates they choose to teach are dates that are available at the site. Traveling Fellows must be HVO members and travel arrangements will be administered by HVO. This is considered a clinical rotation outside the primary program and pre-approval must be obtained from the ABA Credentials Committee. Because this is an outside rotation it should normally be completed prior to the last three months of residency.
ASA Resident International Anesthesia Scholarship Program
Senior residents in Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine can apply for the ASA Resident International Anesthesia Scholarship Program to spend a month at a CURE Hospital in Ethiopia, Uganda, Malawi or Kenya, or a GHO affiliated site in Rwanda or Guyana. Residents will be exposed to the challenges of working in a low-resourced, underserved area and will participate in educational exchange with local anesthesia providers.