The University of California at San Francisco International Orthopaedic Elective

Haskell, Andrew; Rovinsky, David; Brown, Holly K. M.; Coughlin, Richard

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“…Similarly, numerous studies indicate a growing amount of global health activity within residency programs [4,11,13,19,23]. Research has been conducted in several specialties to evaluate the level and nature of global health activity facilitated by residencies [13,16,19], but to date, no such study has been undertaken in orthopaedics.…”

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“…Additionally, several surgical residency programs have published detailed descriptions of their global health opportunities [15,21,23,28], including at least one orthopaedic program [11,24]. Prior research has examined the development of global health training opportunities within residency programs across other specialties in the healthcare field and studied the opinions of residency program directors on the topic of international volunteer opportunities for residents [4,13,16,19].…”

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What Is the Current Status of Global Health Activities and Opportunities in US Orthopaedic Residency Programs?

Clement

Clagett

et al. 2013

Clinical Orthopaedics &Amp; Related Research

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Background Interest in developing national health care has been increasing in many fields of medicine, including orthopaedics. One manifestation of this interest has been the development of global health opportunities during residency training. Questions/purposes We assessed global health activities and opportunities in orthopaedic residency in terms of resident involvement, program characteristics, sources of funding and support, partner site relationships and geography, and program director opinions on global health participation and the associated barriers. Methods An anonymous 24-question survey was circulated to all US orthopaedic surgery residency program directors (n = 153) by email. Five reminder emails were distributed over the next 7 weeks. A total of 59% (n = 90) program directors responded. Results Sixty-one percent of responding orthopaedic residencies facilitated clinical experiences in developing countries. Program characteristics varied, but most used clinical rotation or elective time for travel (76%), which most frequently occurred during Postgraduate Year 4 (57%) and was used to provide pediatric (66%) or trauma (60%) care. The majority of programs (59%) provided at least some funding to traveling residents and sent accompanying attendings on all ventures (56%). Travel was most commonly within North America (85%), and 51% of participating programs have established international partner sites although only 11% have hosted surgeons from those partnerships. Sixty-nine percent of residency directors believed global health experiences during residency shape future volunteer efforts, 39% believed such opportunities help attract residents to a training program, and the major

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What Is the Current Status of Global Health Activities and Opportunities in US Orthopaedic Residency Programs?

Clement

Clagett

et al. 2013

Clinical Orthopaedics &Amp; Related Research

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“…Despite the real and perceived shortcomings, some element of surgical volunteerism from high-income countries (HICs) has always been present in the developing world, through medical nongovernmental organizations, religious-based groups, direct hospital to hospital partnerships, or even simply individual surgeons establishing their own contacts to improve surgical care where it is needed. Furthermore, residents in surgical training programs have shown increasing interest in overseas elective experiences, 5,[20][21][22][23] along with what appears to be an unprecedented student interest in global health education. As such there are increasing demands on universities to provide not only instruction and classes in global health but also hands-on experience in LMICs.…”

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Surgical residency training and international volunteerism: a national survey of residents from 2 surgical specialties

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Trottier

Balaa

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Background: Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) lack basic surgical resources, resulting in avoidable disability and mortality. Recently, residents in surgical training programs have shown increasing interest in overseas elective experiences to assist surgical programs in LMICs. The purpose of this study was to survey Canadian surgical residents about their interest in international volunteerism. Methods: We sent a web-based survey to all general and orthopedic surgery residents enrolled in surgical training programs in Canada. The survey assessed residents’ interests, attitudes and motivations, and perceived barriers and aids with respect to international volunteerism. Results: In all, 361 residents completed the survey for a response rate of 38.0%. Half of the respondents indicated that the availability of an international surgery elective would have positively influenced their selection of a residency program. Excluding the 18 residents who had volunteered during residency, 63.8% of the remaining residents confirmed an interest in international volunteering with “contributing to an important cause,” “teaching” and “tourism/cultural enhancement” as the leading reasons for their interest. Perceived barriers included “lack of financial support” and “lack of available organized opportunities.” All (100%) respondents who had done an international elective during residency confirmed that they would pursue such work in the future. Conclusion: Administrators of Canadian surgical programs should be aware of strong resident interest in global health care and accordingly develop opportunities by encouraging faculty mentorships and resources for global health teaching.

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“…This program is rooted in the hope that early exposure will encourage future participation in similar activities throughout the residents' professional lives. While reports on the early experience of this elective have demonstrated a trend toward increased future participation in volunteerism, to date there have been no formal investigations of the longterm impact of this elective experience on orthopaedic surgery residents 4,5 . International health electives are believed to impact residents-in-training in three ways: providing professional development, affecting health-care resource use, and impacting outlooks and attitudes toward the delivery of health care 6 .…”

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The International Orthopaedic Health Elective at the University of California at San Francisco: The Eight-Year Experience

Disston¹,

Martínez-Díaz²,

Raju

et al. 2009

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume

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The University of California at San Francisco International Orthopaedic Elective

Cited by 30 publications

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What Is the Current Status of Global Health Activities and Opportunities in US Orthopaedic Residency Programs?

What Is the Current Status of Global Health Activities and Opportunities in US Orthopaedic Residency Programs?

Surgical residency training and international volunteerism: a national survey of residents from 2 surgical specialties

The International Orthopaedic Health Elective at the University of California at San Francisco: The Eight-Year Experience

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