The Global Surgery Lab’s recent symposium provided an excellent platform for discussing the challenges and opportunities in surgical training for multidisciplinary healthcare providers in low-resource settings. With over 120 participants from around the world, both in-person and virtually, the event explored and compared the delivery of surgical care programs for medical deserts on a global scale.
MAIN TOPICS
- Global Surgery Training at Baylor University: An Innovative Approach
- The Global Surgery Foundation: SurgHUB
- Training General Surgeons in Africa: Views from Two Generations of Program Directors
- The International Surgical Training Program: Upskilling surgeons to work in MSF Contexts
- Rapid Fire Poster Presentations
- Surgical Simulation Models for Low-Resource Settings
- Opportunities for Training in Different Contexts
- Perspectives on Training Surgeons, Nurses, and Midwives in High Income and Low-Income Environments
One attendee provided the following feedback in a survey sent out after the event:
The diversity of perspectives provided a much more in-depth understanding of the complex issue and various approaches to address this. Additionally, the opportunity to connect with like-minded folks was incredibly appreciated.
Read the report here.