# Expanding Global Surgery Education in Brazil: Perspectives after the 35th Brazilian Surgical Congress

## TL;DR

This paper discusses the importance of expanding global surgery education in Brazil following a major national surgical congress.

## Contribution

The paper proposes strategies and recommendations for promoting global surgery education in Brazil.

## Key findings

- Global Surgery was included for the first time in the main agenda of the Brazilian Surgical Congress.
- Brazilian contributions to Global Surgery have been growing since 2015, but education initiatives remain limited.
- The paper suggests leveraging successful strategies to expand Global Surgery education nationally.

## Abstract

The 35th Brazilian Congress of Surgery marked a turning point for surgical education in the country. For the first time, the Brazilian College of Surgeons included Global Surgery on the main congressional agenda, providing a unique opportunity to rethink how surgical skills are taught from a public health perspective. This discussion prompts us to consider why and how Global Surgery education should be expanded in Brazil. Although Brazilian researchers and institutions have contributed to the fields expansion since 2015, Global Surgery education initiatives are still incipient in our country. Relying on successful strategies can be a starting point to promote the area among national surgical practitioners. In this editorial, we discuss potential strategies to expand Global Surgery education opportunities and propose a series of recommendations at the national level.