I would like to congratulate Greive-Price, et al. for their recently published excellent
systematic review of North–South surgical training partnerships. 1 This review should be …

I read with great interest the recent thoughtful perspectives on global experiences during
pediatric surgery fellowship [1, 2]. Fifteen years ago, as a general surgery trainee interested …

The December 2017 issue of the Journal or Pediatric Surgery featured two important special
communications regarding the appropriateness of global pediatric surgical electives during …

In the last 2 years, a coalescence of forces has brought the needs of surgical patients in low
resource settings to the top of the international healthcare policy agenda. This same …

The Division of Pediatric Gen-eral Surgery at the University of British Columbia has read
with interest the article entitled:“Does general surgery residency prepare surgeons for …

Abstract Background/Purpose A uniquely Ugandan method of holding surgical “camps” has
been one means to deal with the volume of patients needing surgery and provides …

WE HAVE REACHED A CRITICAL JUNCTURE in academic surgery. Largely ignored for
decades, the magnitude and impact of the global burden of surgical disease, which makes …

Canada, the second largest country in the world, consists of 10 provinces and three
territories. Government-subsidized health service delivery to Canadians is a provincial or …

The article by Potts and colleagues,“Contemporary general surgery resident learning
experience in pediatric surgery,” 1 gives us an important portrayal of the current landscape …

Traditionally, academic surgeons have been expected to excel in research, administration,
teaching and clinical work. For many, to be strong in all of these areas is aspirational rather …