Callum is a British Anesthesia trainee. Born and raised a proud Scouser, he completed his medical degree from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in 2013. After completing a junior clinical fellowship in Critical Care Medicine, he commenced his anesthesia training in Edinburgh in 2016 before moving to New Zealand in 2019. His research interests include the role of safe anesthesia in surgery provision and the interplay between Global Surgery and climate change.

Sarah is a General Surgery resident at The University of Toledo, Ohio. Sarah graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University in 2018, where developed an educational program to combat multiple factors contributing to infant mortality in Chiapas, MEX. Her interests include the development of sustainable safe surgical programs in LMICs, policy-change and equitable surgical education. She is currently pursuing an MPH in Clinical Effectiveness through the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Diana was born and raised in Mexico City and is currently in the process of getting ECFMG certified to continue with her training. She received her MD degree from La Salle University Mexican Faculty of Medicine and is pursuing an MPH in Clinical Effectiveness at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. She plans to specialize in plastic and reconstructive surgery and is particularly interested in timely access to surgical care in health literacy, and surgical education.

Meghan is a paediatric surgery resident based in Singapore. She received her medical degree from the University of Edinburgh and subsequently obtained her MSc in Surgical Science from the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh and DPhil in Biomedical Engineering at Oxford University. Her research interests include policy and advocacy for surgical systems strengthening, development of low-cost surgical equipment for low and middle income countries as well medical education in low resource setting.

Jen is an oral & maxillofacial registrar from London, UK. She obtained an MA from Cambridge University, completed her medical degree at Edinburgh University, and after several years working as a junior doctor, earned a dental degree at King’s College London. She has a particular interest in surgical systems strengthening in Southern Africa. Alongside the PGSSC, she is undertaking an MPH in Global Health at Harvard School of Public Health on a Frank Knox Fellowship.

Radzi is an aspiring academic global neurosurgeon. He received his medical degree from Manipal University, India and completed his MPH from Harvard University. His interests include migrant / refugee health, surgical system strengthening and application of machine learning in medicine.

Shreenik completed his MBBS degree from the West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, China and went on to earn his Masters in Experimental & Global Surgery from McGill University, Canada. He has experience in global collaborative research with projects in China, India and Canada. His current interests include trauma and disaster management research, innovative patient education in surgery & maternal health, and MedTech research & development.

Carolina was born and raised in Lima, Peru where she completed her medical school training. Currently, she is a general surgery resident at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Her interests include implementation research, surgical education in low resource settings, and in promoting diversity in healthcare. She also enjoys traveling, cooking, and playing tennis.

Selam is an anesthesia trainee from Ethiopia, and recent business graduate from the University of Notre Dame. Some of her research includes scoping review looking at the workforce crisis in anesthesia in LMICs. She also serves as a visiting faculty at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda where she is involved with the development of a context specific anesthesia curriculum for undergraduate medical students.

Faith is a Ukranian trained general surgeon, professionally working in Kenya. She has a long - standing interest in community health, which spans from her 15 years’ experience working at The Mazira Foundation as the founder and managing trustee. Her interests include women's health and advocacy, with a focus on equity in accessing timely surgical interventions in low resource settings.

Ali Rae is a fifth-year resident in neurological surgery at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR. He earned his medical degree from Brown University and his Masters in Public Health from Columbia University with a focus in health policy and big data. He was born in Pakistan and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. His pertinent interests include global neurosurgery, econometrics, and policy & advocacy for global surgical infrastructure development.

Mehreen is a Swedish Obstetrics and Gynecology specialist of Pakistan origin. She works at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö, Sweden and completed her PhD from Lund University studying the role of umbilical cord blood sampling in predicting neurodevelopmental handicap in infants later on in life. Her research interests include maternal-fetal medicine, COVID-19 in pregnancy, health equity, maternal health advocacy and strengthening of Ob/Gyn healthcare systems in low resource settings.

Annabelle was born and raised in Homer, New York, on a working horse and cattle farm, and is currently a general surgery resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She received her B.A. from Middlebury College, where she completed a degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, as well as a minor in Global Health. Her MD was obtained from Stony Brook University School of Medicine, during which she performed research focused on global health disparities.

Madeleine Carroll grew up in Washington, DC and Narberth, PA and received her undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University. She went on to receive her MD from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and is now a surgical resident at Yale New Haven Hospital. Her interests include trauma systems development, violence and injury prevention, and pediatric surgery capacity building.

Saksham was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, and raised in New Delhi, India and Acton, Massachusetts. He is a neurosurgery resident at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. He earned his MD from Harvard Medical School, and is currently enrolled in the MPH program at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is passionate about resident/trainee education in neurosurgery worldwide and in quality monitoring in growing surgical systems.

Kate is a specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with the West African College of Surgeons, prior to this she had obtained a masters in Public Health from Leeds University UK and had spent several years working within various capacities and several projects for different development Organizations. She is very passionate about Health systems strengthening, Research development and management, capacity building, disease prevention and control and improving quality of women and child Health.

Emad was born and raised in New Jersey, USA and is currently a General Surgery resident at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He received his MD from the Uniformed Services University. Emad will be focusing on military-civilian trauma systems collaboration and disaster response, with an interest in antiracism and medicine and reducing the environmental impact of healthcare.

Hannah grew up in the United States and completed undergraduate studies in neuroscience and Spanish at Tulane University in New Orleans. She then moved to Rochester, Minnesota to attend Mayo Medical School and remained at Mayo Clinic for neurosurgery residency. She is now a fifth-year resident with special interests in pediatric and global neurosurgery.