Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
Huda M Ayas
Tanzania
Research Article
International Clinical Rotations during U.S. Residency Training: Creating
an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-Approved
Rotation
Author(s): Jeffrey S Berger, Deborah Jeon, Eric P Chiang, Daniel Asay and Huda M AyasJeffrey S Berger, Deborah Jeon, Eric P Chiang, Daniel Asay and Huda M Ayas
healthcare-communications.imedpub.com/Healthcare professionals increasingly report interest in global health and participation in international healthcare delivery. Growth opportunities exist for trainees to improve knowledge, skills and attitudes through international experiences. Professional development via international medicine may have lasting effects on patient care and practice patterns following training. In 2010, the first resident took part in an international, exchange elective between The George Washington University’s Department of Anesthesiology in Washington, DC and La Universidad de San Francisco’s Department of Anesthesiology in Quito, Ecuador. This resident elective rotation resulted from a strategic partnership, initiated in 2008, between two training institutions with an established track record of medical student educational exchange programs. The goa.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000417