HISTORY

Five billion people worldwide lack access to safe surgical care when needed, resulting in over 17 million preventable deaths each year and further responsible for one-third (28-32%) of the global burden of disease. Annually, 313 million surgical procedures take place around the world, yet an additional 143 million additional interventions and 2.28 million additional surgeons, anaesthesiologists, and obstetricians (SAO) are needed to cover the unmet need. To scale up access to safe surgical, anaesthesia, and obstetric care for all, inclusion of future generations of health professionals, public health specialists, and policymakers from the start of global surgery discussions and interventions is essential.

InciSioN, the International Student Surgical Network, is an international non-profit organization for medical and public health students, trainees, early career (≤ 5 years in practice) professionals who by virtue of their profession are involved in care of surgical patients globally. InciSioN started as an informal group of students in 2014 and grew to become the formally established organization "InciSioN" in March 2016. 

Today, InciSioN represents over 5,000 members in over 80 countries and 50+ fully established National Working Groups (NWGs) across all world regions. 

InciSioN is committed to the equitable development of future generations of global surgeons, anaesthesiologists, and obstetricians around the world and help bring safe, equitable and timely surgical care to everyone, everywhere. This mission aims to accomplish its objectives by promoting the inclusion of members across diverse geographic locations, time zones, cultures, and professional fields, including surgery, medicine, anesthesia, nursing, rehabilitation, public health, engineering, finance, policy and more. As such, all students, trainees, early career (≤ 5 years in practice) professionals who by virtue of their profession are involved in care of surgical patients globally are welcome and encouraged to actively work at InciSioN Global or any of its National Working Groups.