Plastic Surgery

Worldwide, it is becoming more and more evident that extreme poverty, violence, discrimination, and political instability will profoundly impact the health status of a nation and its people. With the increasing medical focus on global awareness, health status of those in the most deprived settings has become an increasingly international concern. The primary goal of the Paul Farmer Global Surgery Fellowship is to study the role of surgical care in population-based health care in resource-poor settings, both as a student and active participant.

Surgeons associated with Harvard Teaching Hospitals in conjunction with Partners in Health have addressed this need for a multidisciplinary approach to healthcare by launching a fellowship program that combines surgical training with the advanced study of public health. Through the Paul Farmer Global Surgery Fellowship, dedicated surgeons are able to obtain the medical and non-medical skills they need to improve the health of some of the world's most impoverished people.

The Paul Farmer Global Surgery Fellowship is a one-year program that is designed for medical professionals who have either already completed their surgical residency or are taking a scheduled break to conduct research. The Fellowship leads to the completion of a Master's Degree in Public Health through the Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness at the Harvard School of Public Health. Those entering into the Paul Farmer Global Surgery Fellowship can choose to focus in one of two tracks: Clinical Practice or Research.