Creating a Global Acute Care Surgery Fellowship to Meet International Need
| Autor: | Camila B Walters, Kelly McQueen, Julie Valenzuela, Addison K. May, Amina Merchant |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Internationality education Global Health Education 03 medical and health sciences Mentorship 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Humans Medicine Acute care surgery 030212 general & internal medicine Fellowships and Scholarships Project management Emergency Treatment health care economics and organizations Medical education business.industry Capacity building Timeline EXPOSE Traumatology General Surgery 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Family medicine Needs assessment Female 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Surgery Clinical Competence business Needs Assessment Clinical skills Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 223:e120-e121 |
| ISSN: | 1072-7515 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.08.302 |
| Popis: | Introduction Existing Acute Care Surgery (ACS) fellowships are positioned to develop well-trained surgeons with specific skills to facilitate improvements in care delivery in Global ACS. Many resident and fellowship programs offer clinical electives that expose trainees to operative experiences, exposing trainees to the needs in resource-challenged settings. However, most lack a focus on long-term development and research designed to enhance the country’s local skills, capability, and capacity. The Global Acute Care Surgery (Global ACS) fellowship produces a surgeon who focuses on capacity building and systems development across the world. Methods At Vanderbilt University, the current American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-Acute Care Surgery (AAST-ACS) fellowship was adapted to create an academic Global Acute Care Surgery (Global ACS) fellowship. This fellowship specifically enhances fellowship trainee’s skills in needs assessment and performing research to facilitate the development and implementation of trauma and acute care surgery systems in low- and middle income countries. This research will foster context-appropriate data, collected and based in low- and middle-income countries, to guide practice and policy. Results and Conclusion Two fellows have completed the Global ACS fellowship at Vanderbilt University. The fellowship requirements, clinical skills, project development and overall goals are outlined within the article. Challenges, funding, and mentorship must also be addressed to develop a comprehensive fellowship. A sample two-year timeline is provided to complete the fellowship track and meet the defined goals. A structured global acute care surgery fellowship enables fellows to reduce the surgical burden of disease and contribute to surgical systems development at both local and international levels by creating meaningful research and developing sustainable change in LMIC countries. |
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