The Center for Global Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine was created to unify efforts to improve access to high-quality surgical care. The Center functions as a hub for surgical education, disparities research, and local and international partnerships, as well as acting as an incubator for global health innovation. It offers a variety of global surgery training programs, both in-person and virtual, for practicing physicians, residents and fellows with the goal of surgical excellence in humanitarian aid, disaster, austere, and resource-limited contexts.
The Unmet Need
The World Health Organization and the World Bank have identified improving access to surgical care as an urgent global health challenge and a cost-effective investment.
- 5 billion people lack access to safe, timely and affordable surgical care.
- 85% of people in low-income countries will have a surgically treatable condition by age 15.
- One-third of all childhood deaths are attributable to a surgically treatable condition.
- Without surgical infrastructure, low-income countries will contribute to $12.3 trillion in lost economic productivity by 2030.
Global Surgery Residency Track
The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery offers the first and only NRMP-recognized Global Surgery training program in the nation.

Making a Difference
The Center for Global Surgery initiatives include:
- The Global Surgery Track within our General Surgery Residency
- Global Surgery Advocacy and Policy Fellowship
- Research Elective for students (563 - Global Surgery Research)
- Essential Surgery Skills CME Conference
- Global Trauma Collaboration
- Global Cardiothoracic Surgery Casablanca Case Series
Advocacy and Collaboration
Located in the largest medical center in the world, Baylor College of Medicine has a history of training physicians to provide excellent medical care across the globe. Home to the National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor International Pediatrics AIDS Initiative at Texas Children’s Hospital and other global health initiatives, the Texas Medical Center provides a natural stage for international health collaboration and advancement.
Make a Gift
Your gift to the Center for Global Surgery will help pioneer new procedures and technologies, advance medical research, improve the quality of patient care and train the next generation of surgeons, educators and innovators.
Center for Global Surgery
One Baylor Plaza MS390
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: (713) 798-8070
Email: GlobalSurgery@bcm.edu