The Rapunzel syndrome (trichobezoar) occurs when gastrointestinal obstruction is produced
by a rare manifestation of a trichobozoar with a long tail that extends to or beyond the …

Introduction There is increasing evidence that Simulation-based learning (SBL) is an effective
teaching method for healthcare professionals. However, SBL requires a large number of …

Background Surgery residents who wish to travel during their residency will often seek an
elective experience in a low-or middle-income country. Objectives for international health …

Background Global health (GH) electives are on the rise, but with little consensus on the need
or content of pre-departure training (PDT) or post-return debriefing (PRD) for electives in …

Purpose: Little is known about the impact medical trainees undertaking global health
electives (GHEs) have on host institutions and their communities in low-and middle-income …

Background. The current surgical training of interns in Uganda consists of apprenticeshipin
surgery for G months, which in most cases offers inadequate training in surgical procedures. …

Over the past 2 decades, interest and involvement in global surgery as an evolving discipline
have increased among practitioners and trainees. A demand for formal evaluation of global …

Background An increasing number of emergency medicine (EM) residency training programs
have residents interested in participating in clinical rotations in other countries. However, …

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is tasked with the job of reading patent
applications and determining which ones qualify for patent protection. It is a herculean task, and …

Background There has been an exponential increase in the offering of short-term international
field experiences in recent years in response to student demands for global health …