Programs

Global Health Programs

Open for applications from CA-1 and CA-2 residents and fellows, the Global Anesthesia Pathway aims to prepare trainees for ethical and informed engagement in global health work. The trainee pathway illuminates the many ways perioperative providers can serve patients facing healthcare barriers and improve the social obstacles contributing to health access disparities. Our Division believes global health starts at home and strives to address problems facing our local communities in addition to working with partners across the globe.

Applications due in the fall for residents or beginning of fellowship
Pathway is through the end of your CA-3 year or end of fellowship

Program Curriculum

Global Health Equity modules on Learning Resource Center
Global Health Equity in Anesthesia Seminar Series (September-June)
Center for Innovation in Global Health Research Methods Course (2 day course offered in Fall ) Recommended
SURG 236: Seminar in Global Surgery & Anesthesia (Winter Quarter) Recommended
MED 233: Beyond Diseases & International Organizations - impact of NGOs, health and human rights, ethics of overseas clinical work and research (May) Recommended
Stanford Health Professions Education and Scholarship program (September-May) Suggested

Global Collaboration

Paired faculty mentor at Stanford
ACGME-approved partner sites in Rwanda, Vietnam, and Tanzania
Preferred selection for fully funded, 4 week international teaching rotations. Focus is on educational capacity-building
2- week virtual teaching electives for sites in Vietnam and Tanzania
Present project at national or international conference
Virtual teaching through LRC platform (Global Anesthesia & Critical Care Learning Resource Center – stanesglobal.com)
Opportunities for subspecialty focused research and QI projects with academic partners
1 week service trips to Central America through pediatric anesthesia often available

For additional questions be please contact: Sara Strowd at sstrowd@stanford.edu or Michelle Arteaga at marteaga@stanford.edu.

Current Pathway Residents & Fellows

Pathway Graduates

GHE Pathway Graduates

Rwanda (in-person)

In 2006 the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society – International Education Fund (CASIEF) partnered with the University of Rwanda to start an anesthesia training program in Kigali, Rwanda. This effort was joined by the American Society of Anesthesiologists shortly thereafter. There have now been over 30 physician anesthesiologists graduated from this program. The rotation focuses on improving anesthesia education for resident physician anesthesiologists through the development of formalized didactics such as lectures, simulation, POCUS, journal club, and case-based discussions. Perioperative teaching occurs in the ORs and ICU across 4 teaching hospitals in both the public and private sectors.

For more information, contact: Ana Crawford at anacrawford@stanford.edu or Travis Reece-Nguyen at travisreecenguyen@stanford.edu

Tanzania (in-person and virtual)

Foundation for African Medicine and Education (FAME) is a non-profit hospital in the village of Karatu, Tanzania. In 2003, FAME started as a mobile clinic and has rapidly progressed to becoming a hospital performing 428 surgical cases and 692 infant deliveries with continued growth in surgical volumes and a new maternity center. In addition to patient care, FAME is dedicated to education and capacity building. The Stanford Anesthesia Global Health Equity Division has partnered with them to offer a virtual anesthesia curriculum from 2020-2023 focused on regional and obstetric care with hands-on ultrasound workshops and augmented reality obstetric simulations leading to presentations at ASA and ASRA. Upcoming elective options include a 2-week remote virtual elective or a 4-week in person elective developing an anesthesia curriculum for nurse anesthetists in areas including regional, obstetric, and pediatric anesthesia. Teaching occurs through a mixture of didactics, case-based discussions, AR simulation and hands-on workshops.

For more information, contact: Cynthia Khoo at cynthiak@stanford.edu

Vietnam (in-person and virtual)

Hue University Medical & Pharmacy (HUMP) is a large 500+ bed teaching hospital located in beautiful central Vietnam (Hue, Vietnam). HUMP faculty and residents are very engaged and receptive to learning the most up to date techniques and anesthesia concepts. The goal of the rotation is to improve anesthetic care and knowledge in a bidirectional exchange. Curriculum development for all anesthesia subspecialities including journal clubs, simulations, case-based discussions, ultrasound workshops, virtual reality, and in OR teaching is applicable to this site. The faculty and residents are eager to complete QI research projects and collaborate with colleagues at Stanford. Upcoming elective options include a 2-week remote virtual elective or a 4-week in person teaching elective.

For more information, contact: Sara Strowd at srmiller@stanford.edu.

Global Critical Care Rotation (Virtual)

Foundations in Critical Care is a Stanford-led seminar focused on global critical care training and improved quality of care. This initiative aligns with the Emergency, Critical and Operative (ECO) resolution, adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2023, which vows to strengthen healthcare systems’ capacity to provide ECO care by bridging existing gaps in healthcare education. This rotation aims to increase providers’ competence, confidence, and timing in the recognition and treatment of critical illness, leading to improvement in the care for patients with life-threatening conditions. Using a multidisciplinary approach and global collaboration, this seminar expands access to valuable critical care knowledge, cascades critical education globally, and provides quality improvement tools for healthcare delivery for those patients at highest risk.

Read more about the ECO Resolution on the World Health Organization website.

Visit the World Anaesthesiology Workforce Map

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world

-Nelson Mandela

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

- World Heath Organization

The Global Anesthesia Advanced Clinical Experience (ACE) is designed to increase fellows’ breadth and depth of knowledge regarding complex issues contributing disparities in health. The ideal ACE candidate will have plans to incorporate the knowledge and skillset gained over the ACE year to improve perioperative healthcare delivery for all patients. The curriculum focuses on perioperative global health, research, and educational partnerships. Tailored to each individual physician’s background, the ACE year includes several core components:

Up to 12 weeks working in a medically underserved setting
Completion of a capstone project in Global Anesthesia
Direct mentorship from a small group of experienced faculty
Clinical work as an anesthesia attending in an academic setting
Wide international network for collaboration and partnership
Funding for conference attendance for presentation of project(s)
Updated core curriculum including lectures, seminars, and small groups

Application Requirements

- Application Form (complete form here)
- Current CV
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Personal Statement - Motivations for interest in global health, future plans,past experience (if any), areas of interest.
- Copy of medical school diploma (MD) or copy of PhD diploma - If you have an MD and PhD, please provide both.
- Copies of USMLE scores
- Copies of ITE [In-Training Exam] scores
- California Medical Liscense

Please Note: All clinical fellows must obtain a California medical license prior to starting the ACE program. You may contact the Medical Board of California;2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1200, Sacramento, CA 95815, Phone 1-800-633-2322, for applications and information. Please allow a minimum of 6-9 months for processing. ACE start date is August 1st, but may be flexible depending on an applicant's unique circumstances. Applications will not be reviewed until all application materials have been received. Applications are due by December 31st of the year prior to the fellowship start date.

Please email application materials to: Michelle Arteaga at marteaga@stanford.edu

If you have any further questions, please contact Dr. Ana Crawford at anacrawford@stanford.edu

The Global Health - Professional Equity and Exchange Program (GH-PEEP) brings visiting observers from international partnership sites to interact locally with Stanford’s faculty, trainees, and students, creating a global exchange within the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine.

The primary purpose of the program is bidirectional professional development through local exposure to global health equity concepts in healthcare. GH-PEEP fosters interactions with anesthesiologists from other countries within the Stanford Medicine community to expand awareness of global health, diverse perspectives, and health equity. This program provides a professional development opportunity through the promotion of global health equity and engagement with the intent of advancing the Stanford mission of supporting diversity, innovation, and patient-centered care.

The GH-PEEP experience includes observing in the operating rooms and clinical areas within the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, as well as simulation training at Stanford Health Care, Stanford Children’s Health, and Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center; participating in core, subspecialty, and grand rounds lectures; and attending the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual conference.

The division has hosted the following partners:

2017: Dr. Alain Irakoze (University of Rwanda)
2018: Drs. Jean de Dieu Tuyishime & Honorine Ingabire (University of Rwanda)
2019: Drs. Jean Claude Uwimana & Angelique Saidia (University of Rwanda)
2020-2022: International travel on pause due to COVID
2023: Sehewa Mganga (FAME Tanzania) & Dr. Thinh Tran (Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam)

For me, this is an unforgettable experience. I not only learned a lot of knowledge and clinical skills but I also had more new relationships, friends, and colleagues. We can work together to create new bilateral collaborations in both clinical practice and medical teaching in the future.

Dr. Thinh Tran

This was a successful rotation because you gave us inspiration to become best local staff and leaders in the anesthesia department. Patient safety will be our primary goal all the time to improve the quality of care.

Drs. Jean de Dieu Tuyishme
& Honorine Ingabire

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