title: American anesthesiologists' contribution to post-World War II global anesthesiology: the Unitarian Service Committee's medical missions.
abstract: Beginning in 1946, the Unitarian Service Committee's Medical Mission sent 10 distinguished anesthesiologists to 13 different countries to teach anesthesiology. The details and impact of that mission are the subject of this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110-0250, USA. ikedas@slu.edu
authors.forename: Shigemasa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikeda
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008493:Medical Missions / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States; D047789:World War II