Loma Linda Global Surgery Elective: First 1000 Cases

Dustin K Donley; Cassandra K Graybill; Arega Fekadu; Ryan A Hayton

doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.04.005

Loma Linda Global Surgery Elective: First 1000 Cases

J Surg Educ. 2017 Nov-Dec;74(6):934-938. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.04.005. Epub 2017 Apr 25.

Authors

Dustin K Donley¹, Cassandra K Graybill², Arega Fekadu², Ryan A Hayton³

Affiliations

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.

PMID: 28454688
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.04.005

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.

Keywords: Global surgery; Humanitarianism; Medical Knowledge; Patient Care; Range of skills; Surgical education; Systems-Based Practice.

MeSH terms

Adult
California
Cohort Studies
Databases, Factual
Education, Medical, Graduate / organization & administration
Female
General Surgery / education*
Global Health / education*
Humans
International Educational Exchange / statistics & numerical data*
Internship and Residency / organization & administration*
Malawi
Male
Program Evaluation
Retrospective Studies