Disparities in surgical care and disease are among the most pressing issues afflicting the world today, but statistics of the dying and suffering only illustrate a small part of a much broader and more complex picture. As a Watson Fellow, Drake is traversing the health care landscapes of resource-poor nations on a quest to understand the human side of surgery. Through cross-cultural dialogue with patients and providers, he hopes to acquire a holistic understanding of the causalities and consequences that shape the human experiences of global surgical inequities. You can follow him on his journey and learn more about his experience and research on his blog.