Surgery in the Horn of Africa A 1-Year Experience of an American-Sponsored Surgical Residency in Eritrea

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作者：

Khambaty, Fatima M. ^{[1
]}

Ayas, Huda M. ^{[1
,2
]}

Mezghebe, Haile M. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] George Washington Univ, Off Int Med Programs, Med Ctr, Washington, DC 20037 USA

[2] George Washington Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Global Hlth, Sch Publ Hlth & Hlth Serv, Washington, DC 20037 USA

[3] George Washington Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Washington, DC 20037 USA

来源：

ARCHIVES OF SURGERY | 2010年 / 145卷 / 08期

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D O I：

10.1001/archsurg.2010.125

中图分类号：

R61 [外科手术学];

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摘要：

Objective: To describe the 1-year experience of a unique postgraduate medical education program set in Eritrea, a recently war-torn country. Design: The Partnership for Eritrea, a cooperative between The George Washington University Medical Center, Physicians for Peace, and the Eritrean Ministry of Health, formed a surgical residency program, launched January 2, 2008, in Asmara, Eritrea, to train native Eritrean surgeons. No prior residency program (to our knowledge) had existed in Eritrea. Setting: Eritrea, a country in the Horn of Africa. Patients: Five Eritrean physicians participated in the surgical residency. Main Outcome Measures: The number of operations performed, length of stay, antibiotic use, and intravenous fluid use. Results: The number of operations increased and resource use decreased because of improved and standardized clinical management. Conclusions: The Partnership for Eritrea established a general surgical residency program that improved clinical care in a resource-poor country that previously had lacked postgraduate training. The program experience suggests a model that can be reproduced in other developing countries.

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