Teaching Hand Surgery in the Developing World : Utilizing Educational Resources in Global Health - 01/10/19

Doi : 10.1016/j.hcl.2019.07.006

Peter Deptula, MD ^a,^⁎ , Kathleen Chang ^b,^{^{1
Present address: 770 Welch Road, Suite 400, Palo Alto, CA 94304.}}, James Chang, MD ^a,^{^{1
Present address: 770 Welch Road, Suite 400, Palo Alto, CA 94304.}}
^a Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94304, USA
^b Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94304, USA

^∗Corresponding author. 770 Welch Road, Suite 400, Palo Alto, CA 94304.770 Welch RoadSuite 400Palo AltoCA94304

Resumen

The development of surgical capacity in the developing world is essential to address the global burden of surgical disease. Training local surgeons in low-income and middle-income countries is critical in this endeavor. The challenges to teaching hand surgery in the developing world include a shortage of local faculty, absence of a defined curriculum, no competency-based evaluation systems, few subspecialty training opportunities, and lack of financial support. To teach hand surgery in the developing world effectively, the authors suggest principles and components of a global training curriculum.

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Keywords : Surgical education, Global surgery, Surgical capacity, Teaching hand surgery, Developing world