GlobalSurgTalk is a podcast brought to you by BFIRST - the British Foundation for International Reconstructive Surgery & Training. Here, where we take a behind the scenes look at the experiences, challenges and triumphs of visiting and local surgeons involved in global surgery. For today's episode, we sit down with Ms Barbara Jemec, a consultant plastic surgeon at the Royal Free Hospital in London and the founding chairman of BFIRST. In anticipation of Ms Jemec’s talk on November 20th (details on Instragram @BFIRSTMSC) we look back at the origins of BFIRST, the move towards recognising the importance of surgery within global health and the need to focus charitable work overseas on local surgical education programmes - with an emphasis on sustainability, collaboration and unified standards. Plus as a pioneering and innovative surgeon we talk with Ms Jemec about her journey and the importance of female role models. Join in on the conversation @bfirstmsc and use the hashtag #globalsurgtalk on Twitter + Instagram! You can find out more about our projects at www.bfirst.org.uk