A pilot curriculum in international surgery for medical students.

Background: As medical student interest in global surgical care grows, a comprehensive curriculum is necessary to understand surgical care in resource-limited environments.

Methods: We developed a surgical elective encompassing a multiyear medical student curriculum, with the goal of improving students' understanding of global surgical care, consisting of a junior seminar and a senior clerkship. This student elective focused on the global burden of surgical disease, ethics of care in low-resource settings, and care of marginalized U.