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Global Surgery Course: Evaluation of Course Outcomes and Future Course Planning

Authors:
Deepa Chandra Segaran
Yun Le Linn
Nathanelle Ann Khoo Xiaolian

Keywords: Global surgery; Rural surgery; Surgical training in Asia.

Abstract:
Having enough trained surgical personnel to perform emergency surgeries in rural areas continues to remain a significant problem for low- and middle-income countries in Asia. Hence, we designed and conducted a cross disciplinary global surgery course in November 2024 with the aim of training surgical trainees and surgeons operating in rural areas to gain confidence in performing emergency essential surgical procedures. Through our pre and post course questionnaire, we have found that the course helped increased participant confidence levels in performing various emergency surgical procedures covered during the course and all participants felt that they would recommend the course to their colleagues. Although there are challenges in defining the scope of a global surgery course and implementing appropriate assessment measures to evaluate participants, this course shows promise as means to train and upskill surgeons operating in rural areas in the region.

Pages: 10 to 12

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2025

Publication date: September 28, 2025

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4553

ISBN: 978-1-68558-294-4

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from September 28, 2025 to October 2, 2025