THE UNDERGRADUATE GSSA
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ABOUT GSSA
GSSA is the national student-run global surgery working group located at medical schools and undergraduate institutions across the US. We believe that students of all disciplines are a valuable resource for the advancement of global surgery. We also believe that being unified in our efforts will help further our initiatives and can also facilitate more collaboration amongst overall global surgery efforts, both now and in the future. By exposing students to the field early on, we hope to educate, inspire and unite students through engagement and mentorship in global surgery.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Adrian Gelb
Prof. Gelb, originally from South Africa, is a Distinguished Professor of Anesthesia at the University of California San Francisco. He has served as the leader in multiple national and international Anesthesia Societies and has been the President of 3 societies - the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS), the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology, and Critical Care (SNACC), and the International Society for Anesthetic Pharmacology (ISAP). He served on the California Society of Anesthesiologists Executive Committee. As the current Secretary of the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists (WFSA) 2016-2020, he actively interacts with multiple WHO portfolios including Essential Surgery, Medications, and Patient Safety. He previously chaired the WFSA Patient Safety & Quality of Practice Committee and serves as the secretary of the G4 alliance.
