Department of Surgery, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.
J Surg Educ. 2011 May-Jun;68(3):213-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.12.003. Epub 2011 Mar 2.
A once-a-year, week-long surgical missionary trip to Haiti has become incorporated into our residency experience on a voluntary basis since 2007. The purpose of this article is to describe our experience with this mission effort during the last 4 years.
Since 2007, at least one PGY 3-5 surgical resident from our program has traveled to the Hôpital Sacré Coeur in Milot, Haiti for a voluntary, week-long surgical mission working with the local health care providers. Their personal and clinical experiences in Haiti, in the surgical clinics, and in the operating room, were recorded.
Since 2007, 6 surgical residents and members of the surgical staff have traveled to Haiti for this surgical mission. During that time, a total of 247 patients were observed in the clinic and 184 surgical cases were performed. The case distribution covered a wide range of defined categories, including head and neck, breast, hernia, abdominal, biliary, stomach, small and large bowel, colorectal, skin and soft tissue, and urology. The personal aspect of this experience could not be quantitated but was profound.
We feel that the surgical missionary trip to Haiti is an asset to our program. It provides humanitarian surgical care to patients in need, teaching and infrastructure support to the local health care providers, a clinical and operative experience to our residents, and an invaluable personal experience.
自 2007 年以来，我们的住院医师项目每年都会组织一次为期一周的外科传教士之旅前往海地，这已经成为我们住院医师项目的一项志愿活动。本文旨在描述过去 4 年里我们在这个使命中的经历。
自 2007 年以来，我们项目中至少有一名 3-5 年级的住院医师自愿前往海地的圣心医院，与当地的医疗保健提供者一起进行为期一周的外科任务。他们在海地的个人和临床经验，包括外科诊所和手术室的经验，都被记录下来。
自 2007 年以来，已有 6 名外科住院医师和外科工作人员前往海地参加这项外科任务。在此期间，共有 247 名患者在诊所接受了观察，184 例外科手术。病例分布涵盖了广泛的定义类别，包括头颈部、乳房、疝、腹部、胆道、胃、小肠和大肠、结直肠、皮肤和软组织以及泌尿科。这种经历的个人方面无法量化，但却非常深刻。
我们认为，前往海地的外科传教士之旅对我们的项目是一项资产。它为有需要的患者提供人道主义的外科护理，为当地的医疗保健提供者提供教学和基础设施支持，为我们的住院医师提供临床和手术经验，并提供宝贵的个人经验。
