Transition to Practice: A Global Surgery Approach

被引:4
作者
Donley, Dustin K. [1 ]
Graybill, Cassandra K. [1 ,3 ]
Fekadu, Arega [1 ]
Fitzgerald, Tamara N. [2 ]
Hayton, Ryan A. [1 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Malamulo Mission Hosp, Dept Surg, Thyolo, Malawi
[2] Texas Tech Univ, Dept Surg, Paul L Foster Sch Med, El Paso, TX USA
[3] Loma Linda Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Obstet Gynecol, Loma Linda, CA USA
[4] Loma Linda Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Loma Linda, CA USA
关键词
global surgery; humanitarianism; surgical education; range of skills; SURGICAL PRACTICE; RESIDENTS;
D O I
10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.07.028
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
OBJECTIVE: To determine the feasibility of a global surgery setting for a transition to practice experience.& para;& para;SETTING: A rural hospital in Malawi, Africa.& para;& para;PARTICIPANTS: A recent graduate of a U.S. general surgery residency program. & para;& para;RESULTS: Fellow performed 305 cases across the surgical disciplines with demonstrated improvements in operative ability.& para;& para;CONCLUSION: The global surgery approach to transition to practice offers a unique opportunity to complement domestic training while providing critical assistance to communities with few surgical providers. (C) 2018 Association of Program Directors in Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:392 / 396
页数:5
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