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Global Surgery and Opportunities for Medical Students and Surgical Residents

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In the United States and other developed countries, the growing interest in global health among medical students and surgical residents is not just a passing fad, but rather a career choice in academic medicine. Academic Global Surgery (AGS) is becoming a bona fide career track with the goal of improving surgical care delivery in resource-poor settings, through a platform of education, capacity building, and research in addition to clinical care.

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  1. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Anthony Charles

  2. Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    Mamta Swaroop

  3. Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR, USA

    Sanjay Krishnaswami

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  1. University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbour, Michigan, USA

    Michael J. Englesbe

  2. Surgical Oncology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Michael O. Meyers

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Charles, A., Swaroop, M., Krishnaswami, S. (2017). Global Surgery and Opportunities for Medical Students and Surgical Residents. In: Englesbe, M., Meyers, M. (eds) A How To Guide For Medical Students. Success in Academic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42897-0_4

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