International education: a third alternative.
Education is the key to the delivery of medical care in the developing world. The traditional methods of educating specialists from developing countries have serious drawbacks. A third alternative is that educators from the developed countries participate locally in the education and practice of neurosurgery. The author reports his experience of living and working in Taiwan.
D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000193:education* / Q000451:nursing; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000639:trends; D012106:Research; D013624:Taiwan; D000078329:Workforce