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Surgical Training in Low-Resource Settings

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Building on the historical resolve of the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Health Association (WHA) mandates, this chapter offers perspective on delivery, in its many varieties, of surgical education within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

General concepts and specific elements will be proffered that will contribute to knowledge instrumental in the continuing establishment of essential surgical training.

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  2. Department of Surgery, Anne Arundel Health System, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2001 Medical Parkway, Annapolis, MD, 21401, USA

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Klein, R., Park, A. (2017). Surgical Training in Low-Resource Settings. In: Park, A., Price, R. (eds) Global Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49482-1_4

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