The need for hands-on training and supervision for entry-level physicians in a country with low surgical staffing density: a nationwide survey in Ghana

The need for hands-on training and supervision for entry-level physicians in a country with low surgical staffing density: a nationwide survey in Ghana

Abstract Background Despite the largely unmet need, relatively few medical school graduates enrol in surgical residency and fewer surgical specialists work rurally in low- and middle-income countries. Surgical housemanship is the only formal training for medical graduates who will become the main su...

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Main Authors: Mee Joo Kang, Reuben Kwesi Sakyi Ngissah, Alexis Dun Bo-Ib Buunaaim, Richard Baidoo, Francis Odei-Ansong, Theodore Wordui, Ernest Kwame Adjepong-Tandoh, Paa Kwesi Baidoo, James Emmanuel Kwegyir Aggrey-Orleans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
Subjects:
Surgery
Education
Internship
Self-confidence
Clinical supervision
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04880-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04880-3

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