title: Educational workshops with graduates of the University of Cape Town Karl Storz Head and Neck Surgery Fellowship Program: a model for collaboration in outreach to developing countries.
abstract: The University of Cape Town Karl Storz Head and Neck Surgery Fellowship is the only head and neck surgery fellowship in Sub-Saharan Africa. This article briefly describes this fellowship and outlines the experience and ongoing collaborative efforts of members of the American Academy of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery with graduates of this program who are now building head and neck surgery programs in East Africa. This educational collaboration avoids many common pitfalls associated with short-term humanitarian outreach and represents a successful model for international collaborative educational efforts with head and neck surgeons in developing countries in Africa.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fagan
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aswani
authors.affiliation: Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Otiti
authors.affiliation: Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mushamba
authors.affiliation: Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Liyombo
authors.affiliation: Springfield, IL USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Woodson
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami, Miami, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weed
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology/ENT Institute, University Hospitals-Case Western Medical Center, Cleveland, OH USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zender
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mannion
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Netterville
authors.affiliation: Executive Director Global ENT Outreach, Coupeville, WA USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1445, Houston, TX 77030 USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zafereo
keywords: Africa; Developing countries; Fellowship; Head and neck cancer; Humanitarian; Kenya; Outreach; Rwanda; Subspecialty; Surgery; Tanzania; Training; Uganda