Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
University of Virginia Guatemala Initiative, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
Am J Clin Pathol. 2021 Aug 4;156(3):478-490. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa262.
Pathology and laboratory medicine (PALM) services in low- and middle-income countries are essential to combat the increasing prevalence of cancer in addition to providing documentation of cancer types and trends for future allocation of public health resources. There are many ways PALM as a whole can engage on the global health front. This study summarizes the efforts and results of a global health educational and clinical elective for pathology residents in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
Pathology residents led and implemented the project, working alongside an in-country pathologist and project collaborator to instill project sustainability and allow for future capacity building.
An educational elective was established between the pathology departments of the University of Virginia and Hospital Regional de Occidente in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Two residents at a time engaged in a month-long educational elective assisting and learning from the in-country pathologist in anatomic pathology clinical work.
The project is an example of a global health initiative centering on the enhancement of PALM services in a low-resource environment via a bidirectional, sustainable educational exchange.
在中低收入国家，病理学和实验室医学（PALM）服务对于应对癌症发病率的不断上升至关重要，此外还可以为癌症类型和趋势提供文件记录，以便为未来分配公共卫生资源。PALM 可以通过多种方式在全球健康领域发挥作用。本研究总结了危地马拉克萨尔特南戈的病理学住院医师参与的一项全球健康教育和临床选修课程的努力和成果。
病理学住院医师主导并实施了该项目，与国内病理学家和项目合作者合作，以确保项目的可持续性并为未来的能力建设提供支持。
在危地马拉克萨尔特南戈的弗吉尼亚大学病理学系和西部地区医院之间建立了一个教育选修课程。每次有两名住院医师参与为期一个月的教育选修课程，在国内病理学家的指导下进行解剖病理学临床工作。
该项目是一个全球健康倡议的范例，通过双向、可持续的教育交流，以增强资源匮乏环境中的 PALM 服务为中心。
