GICS is unique in that it is an entirely member-driven organization. We are a consortium of providers, institutions, and allies from around the globe and from a wide range of both low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries (HICs). We believe that children’s surgery includes all aspects of surgical care for children. Thus, GICS includes all specialties and subspecialties involved in children’s surgical care, such as neurosurgery, plastic surgery, orthopedics, anesthesia, intensive care, radiology, pathology, laboratory medicine, pediatrics, nursing and physical and occupational therapy.