Dustin K Donley1, Cassandra K Graybill2, Arega Fekadu2, Ryan A Hayton3. 1. Deptartment of Surgery, Malamulo Mission Hospital, Thyolo, Malawi, Africa; Support a Surgeon, Richmond, Virginia. Electronic address: dustin.donley@protonmail.com. 2. Deptartment of Surgery, Malamulo Mission Hospital, Thyolo, Malawi, Africa. 3. Deptartment of Surgery, Malamulo Mission Hospital, Thyolo, Malawi, Africa; Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California.
Abstract
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.
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.
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