title: Training of medical practitioners in Nigeria (west Africa) for surgery in the rural areas.
abstract: Awojobi Clinic in Eruwa, Nigeria, a hospital in a rural setting, is used as a case study. Medical practitioners hoping to practise surgery in a rural setting should be able to carry out certain essential life-saving procedures. The curricula of surgical training in medical institutions are examined to determine their relevance to performing surgery in a rural setting, and some suggestions are proffered.
authors.affiliation: University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Solanke
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000193:education*; D012424:Rural Population