Dr. Syed Ali is an orthopaedic surgery resident at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Ali received his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 2020. Dr. Ali received a Doris Duke international clinical research fellowship for the 2018-2019 year to research at Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute in Tanzania. His primary projects involved setting up and implementing a randomized trial to reduce infection after open tibia fractures, and developing a registry to capture outcomes following total joint replacement surgery in developing settings. “Getting to conduct research on the ground, and participate in improving Orthopaedic care, in a low- and middle-income setting was an incredible opportunity. I learned just as much from my coworkers and the wonderful Tanzanian people as I did during my medical school coursework, and loved every day of the work we performed - despite the challenges of working in a resource-limited area.” Dr. Ali is planning to remain involved in global Orthopaedics research going forward.