The Undergraduate GSSA Team Welcomes You

Rachel Davis, MD

Dr. Rachel Davis created and developed the Baylor College of Medicine Global Surgery Track, the first integrated, longitudinal global surgery training program in the NRMP match. Since 2014, she has worked with the BCM Department of Surgery to develop educational opportunities in global surgery for students, residents, and professionals, including the Diploma Course in Tropical Surgery, Obstetrics, and Gynecology in conjunction with the National School of Tropical Medicine. Dr. Davis has operated in Ecuador, Guatemala, Malawi, Mongolia, Nepal, and Tanzania. She is a member of the Houston Global Health Collaborative Board of Directors, and is Chair of the American College of Surgeons Resident and Associate Society (RAS ACS) Global Surgery Work Group.

Anusha Jayaram

Anusha Jayaram is an MD/MBA candidate at Tufts University School of Medicine interested in pursuing general surgery. After graduating from NYU with a degree in Anthropology, she worked in clinical surgical research at Mount Sinai. Through undergraduate global health work in Peru and her time at Mount Sinai, she developed her interest in a public health career in global surgery and a clinical career in surgery. She currently serves as the National Co-Chair for the Global Surgery Student Alliance, where she has engaged in global surgery research, advocacy, and education for and with students and trainees. She is also currently a Paul Farmer Global Surgery Research Associate at the Program for Global Surgery and Social Change, where she works primarily with Team India on projects related to gender equity, financial risk protection, and innovation.

Blake Hauser

Blake Hauser is a fourth-year MD-PhD student at Harvard Medical School from Atlanta, GA.  Her interest in global surgery began while studying the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Lilongwe, Malawi as an undergraduate. She noticed that an incredible amount of resources had been dedicated to combating infectious diseases in Malawi, but that comparatively few resources were available to ensure that patients had access to adequate surgical care. After completing an undergraduate degree in Public Health and Biology at UNC-Chapel Hill, Blake pursued a Masters in Biological Sciences at the University of Cambridge and studied influenza evolution. She is currently earning a PhD in Biophysics with a research focus in structural virology, viral evolution, and immunogen design. Since beginning medical school, Blake became involved in GSSA first as a leader of the Harvard Medical School chapter and then as Vice President of Internal Affairs. She has worked on projects including the Northeast Global Surgery Hackathon, the establishment of the regional structure for GSSA chapters, and assisting with planning efforts for the Virginia and Utah Global Surgery Symposia. She currently serves as Co-Chair of GSSA.