Global surgery provides an opportunity for research across large populations with different health systems,” says Head of the Global Surgery Division, A/Prof Salome Maswime, having launched the Global Surgery Fellowship programme in 2020.
She is a recipient of the prestigious Discovery Foundation Massachusetts General Hospital Fellowship Award, President of the South African Clinician Scientists’ Society, and recently joined the Faculty of Health Scie
The SIR Grant Programme is designed to support original research initiated by a researcher at a recognised research institution in various areas of health.
A/Prof Salome Maswime with colleagues from Harvard PGSSC participated in a Global Surgery Plenary at the ECSACOG Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting in September 2019.
A/Prof Salome Maswime was part of a delegation who visited The Patient Safety Academy (PSA) at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences on 04 September 2019.