Loma Linda Global Surgery Elective: First 1000 Cases

被引:11
作者
Donley, Dustin K. [1 ,2 ]
Graybill, Cassandra K. [1 ]
Fekadu, Arega [1 ]
Hayton, Ryan A. [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Malamulo Mission Hosp, Dept Surg, Private Bag 2, Makwasa, Thyolo, Malawi
[2] Support Surgeon, Richmond, VA USA
[3] Loma Linda Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Loma Linda, CA USA
关键词
Global surgery; Humanitarianism; Surgical education; Range of skills;
D O I
10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.04.005
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
OBJECTIVE: To determine the nature and volume of surgical cases being performed by US general surgery residents during a global surgery elective. DESIGN: Retrospective review of case logs from 2012 to 2016. SETTING: Malamulo Mission Hospital is a rural hospital in southern Malawi. PARTICIPANTS: Rotating residents from a US-based general surgery residency program. RESULTS: Residents performed 12 cases per week from a variety of surgical disciplines. CONCLUSION: Global surgery rotations with dedicated faculty can provide excellent surgical variety and volume to enhance the training of residents. (C) 2017 Association of Program Directors in Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:934 / 938
页数:5
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