Teaching emergency and essential surgical care in sierra leone: A model for low income countries

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 393-396

  Leow, Jeffrey J ^a   Groen, Reinou S ^a   Kamara, Thaim B ^a,b   Dumbuya, Sheiku S ^a,b   Kingham, T Peter ^a,c   Daoh, Kisito S ^d   Kushner, Adam L ^a,e  

^a Surgeons OverSeas SOS   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health and Sanitation   (Sierra Leone)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation   (Sierra Leone)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

continuing medical education; developing country; emergency and essential surgery; global surgery; surgical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SIERRA LEONE; SURGERY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHING; WORKSHOP;

CAPACITY BUILDING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SIERRA LEONE;

EID: 80051478120     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: 18787452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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