Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 270-273, July 2010

Improving Access to Surgery in a Developing Country: Experience from a Surgical Collaboration in Sierra Leone

  • Adam L. Kushner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Surgeons Overseas (SOS), New York, New York
    • Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Adam L. Kushner, MD, Department of Surgery, Surgeons OverSeas (SOS), Box 854, Alpine, NJ 07620; fax: +1-201-768-7517
    • ,
  • Thaim B. Kamara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Connaught Hospital, Freetown, Republic of Sierra Leone
    • Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Republic of Sierra Leone
    • ,
  • Reinou S. Groen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Surgeons Overseas (SOS), New York, New York
    • ,
  • Betsy D. Fadlu-Deen, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Connaught Hospital, Freetown, Republic of Sierra Leone
    • ,
  • Kisito S. Doah, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Republic of Sierra Leone
    • ,
  • T. Peter Kingham, MD

      Affiliations

    • Surgeons Overseas (SOS), New York, New York
    • Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

published online 09 July 2010.

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PII: S1931-7204(10)00115-7

doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.05.004

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 270-273, July 2010

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