title: Short-term surgical missions: joining hands with local providers to ensure sustainability.
abstract: Short-term surgical missions may appear to fill a void in surgical capacity in the developing world, but may inadvertently also disrupt well-established local healthcare systems. The surgical providers of an East African hospital developed suggestions for improving these missions so that they can benefit visitors, local providers and patients alike.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College-New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA. inverness78@gmail.com
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Balumuka
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kotecha
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Said
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chandika
mesh_terms: D054521:Cultural Competency; D003906:Developing Countries; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D008493:Medical Missions / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards