Newnham Mark S, Dan Dilip, Maharaj Ravi, Plummer Joseph Martin
The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica.
The University of the West Indies St. Augustine, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Front Surg. 2023 Jun 16;10:1203490. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1203490. eCollection 2023.
The six million inhabitants of these diverse English-speaking Caribbean countries are grateful to the University of the West Indies, which has been central in the independent training of surgical specialists in all areas of surgery for the past 50 years. Similar to the per capita income, the quality of surgical care, albeit acceptable, is quite variable throughout the region. Globalization and access to information have revealed that the quality of training and surgical care being delivered can be further improved. Technological advances will perhaps never be on par with higher-income countries, but collaborative ventures with global health partners and institutions can ensure that the people of the region will have appropriately trained surgical doctors and, therefore, the provision of accessible quality care will remain a staple, with even the possibility of income generation. This study reviews the journey of our structured surgical training program delivered in the region and outlines our growth plans.
这些说英语的加勒比地区国家的600万居民感激西印度群岛大学，在过去50年里，该大学在外科各领域外科专家的独立培训方面发挥了核心作用。与人均收入类似，整个地区的外科护理质量虽然尚可接受，但差异很大。全球化和信息获取揭示出，所提供的培训和外科护理质量还有进一步提升的空间。技术进步或许永远无法与高收入国家相媲美，但与全球卫生伙伴和机构的合作项目能够确保该地区民众拥有经过适当培训的外科医生，因此，提供可及的优质护理仍将是一项主要工作，甚至还有创收的可能性。本研究回顾了我们在该地区开展的结构化外科培训项目历程，并概述了我们的发展计划。
