Building a Sustainable Global Surgical Program in an Academic Department of Surgery

<p>Background</p><p>Global surgery and volunteerism in surgery has gained significant interest in recent years for general surgery residents across the country. However, there are few well-established long-term surgical programs affiliated with academic institutions. The present re...

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Autores principales:	Linda P. Zhang, Daniel Silverberg, Celia M. Divino, Michael Marin
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2016
Materias:	global surgery general surgery residency international rotation Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ce970d716c514213afd0c11b3cafd66a2021-12-02T02:36:12ZBuilding a Sustainable Global Surgical Program in an Academic Department of Surgery2214-999610.1016/j.aogh.2016.09.003https://doaj.org/article/ce970d716c514213afd0c11b3cafd66a2016-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/732https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996<p>Background</p><p>Global surgery and volunteerism in surgery has gained significant interest in recent years for general surgery residents across the country. However, there are few well-established long-term surgical programs affiliated with academic institutions. The present report discusses the implementation process and challenges facing an academic institution in building a long-term sustainable global surgery program.</p><p>Methods</p><p>As one of the pioneer programs in global surgery for residents, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai global surgery rotation has been successfully running for the last 10 years in a small public hospital in the Dominican Republic. The present report details many key components of implementing a sustainable global surgery program and the evolution of this program over time.</p><p>Findings</p><p>Since 2005, 80 general surgery residents have rotated through Juan Pablo Pina Hospital in the Dominican Republic. They have performed a total of 1239 major operations and 740 minor operations. They have also participated in 328 emergency cases. More importantly, this rotation helped shape residents' sense of social responsibility and ownership in their surgical training. Residents have also contributed to the training of local residents in <a title="Learn more about Laparoscopic surgery" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/laparoscopic-surgery">laparoscopic</a> skills and through cultural exchange.</p><p>Conclusions</p><p>As interest in global surgery grows among general surgery residents, it is essential that supporting academic institutions create sustainable and capacity-building rotations for their residents. These programs must address many of the barriers that can hinder maintenance of a sustainable global surgery experience for residents. After 10 years of sending our residents to the Dominican Republic, we have found that it is possible and valuable to incorporate a formal global surgery rotation into a general surgery residency.Linda P. ZhangDaniel SilverbergCelia M. DivinoMichael MarinUbiquity Pressarticleglobal surgerygeneral surgery residencyinternational rotationInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 82, Iss 4, Pp 630-633 (2016)
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description	<p>Background</p><p>Global surgery and volunteerism in surgery has gained significant interest in recent years for general surgery residents across the country. However, there are few well-established long-term surgical programs affiliated with academic institutions. The present report discusses the implementation process and challenges facing an academic institution in building a long-term sustainable global surgery program.</p><p>Methods</p><p>As one of the pioneer programs in global surgery for residents, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai global surgery rotation has been successfully running for the last 10 years in a small public hospital in the Dominican Republic. The present report details many key components of implementing a sustainable global surgery program and the evolution of this program over time.</p><p>Findings</p><p>Since 2005, 80 general surgery residents have rotated through Juan Pablo Pina Hospital in the Dominican Republic. They have performed a total of 1239 major operations and 740 minor operations. They have also participated in 328 emergency cases. More importantly, this rotation helped shape residents' sense of social responsibility and ownership in their surgical training. Residents have also contributed to the training of local residents in <a title="Learn more about Laparoscopic surgery" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/laparoscopic-surgery">laparoscopic</a> skills and through cultural exchange.</p><p>Conclusions</p><p>As interest in global surgery grows among general surgery residents, it is essential that supporting academic institutions create sustainable and capacity-building rotations for their residents. These programs must address many of the barriers that can hinder maintenance of a sustainable global surgery experience for residents. After 10 years of sending our residents to the Dominican Republic, we have found that it is possible and valuable to incorporate a formal global surgery rotation into a general surgery residency.
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title	Building a Sustainable Global Surgical Program in an Academic Department of Surgery
title_short	Building a Sustainable Global Surgical Program in an Academic Department of Surgery
title_full	Building a Sustainable Global Surgical Program in an Academic Department of Surgery
title_fullStr	Building a Sustainable Global Surgical Program in an Academic Department of Surgery
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publisher	Ubiquity Press
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Building a Sustainable Global Surgical Program in an Academic Department of Surgery

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