UGANDA MISSION AND
RESIDENCY PROGRAM
The UBC Division of Plastic Surgery, in partnership with CoRSU Rehabilitation Hospital and Mulago Hospital, is involved in a yearly mission to Uganda to provide medical assistance, mentorship, and training.
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The objectives of the Division's involvement in Uganda are:
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To create and maintain a plastic surgery resident training program affiliated with Makerere University
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To improve access to more advanced techniques in plastic surgery for the Uganda population
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To increase the plastic surgery knowledge base within the local plastic surgery community in Mulago
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To help coordinate plastic surgery activity un Uganda between the various agencies providing plastic surgery services
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To ultimately provide outreach services to Uganda communities for plastic surgery services.
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Each mission to Uganda involves an intensive teaching workshop for the local residents, out-patient clinic consultations and pre-operative assessments, surgical procedures, and administrative meetings.
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In 2014, two Ugandan plastic surgery residents were offered and completed plastic surgery rotations in Vancouver.
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In 2015, one of the first Ugandan plastic surgery graduates was accepted as a pediatric plastic surgery fellow at BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver, and completed a year-long fellowship with the UBC Division of Plastic Surgery.
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