Loma Linda Global Surgery Elective: First 1000 Cases

Dustin K. Donley; Cassandra K. Graybill; Arega Fekadu; Ryan A. Hayton

doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.04.005

Loma Linda Global Surgery Elective: First 1000 Cases

Dustin K. Donley, Cassandra K. Graybill, Arega Fekadu, Ryan A. Hayton

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	934-938
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Surgical Education
Volume	74
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.04.005
State	Published - Nov 2017

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Surgery
Education

Keywords

Global surgery
Humanitarianism
Medical Knowledge
Patient Care
Range of skills
Surgical education
Systems-Based Practice

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