Articles of InterestBelow are some articles you may find helpful and interesting when preparing for volunteer outreach. The full text of some of these articles can be found in the American College of Surgeons' (ACS) Web portal, www.efacs.org, (ACS membership required), in the Volunteerism community.
If you are not a member of the ACS you may sign up for a free trial membership which grants you access to the ACS Web portal for 30 days. To sign up for a trial membership, please visit the American College of Surgeons' homepage at www.facs.org and follow the directions provided.
Please note that all of Dr. Cheatham's editorials are available for free from Surgical Neurology's website, http://www.surgicalneurology-online.com.
The Burden of Surgical Conditions and Access to Surgical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries WHO Bulletin, Doruk Ozgediz, Dean Jamison, Meena Cherianc, and Kelly McQueen
International Medical Graduates and the Global Surgical Workforce: The Perspective from the Other Side Journal of the American College of Surgeons, July 2008, Volume 207, Issue 1, pp 143-144 Robert Riviello, MD, Doruk Ozgediz, MD
An International Volunteer Program for General Surgery Residents at Brown Medical School: The Tenwek Hospital Africa Experience Journal of the American College of Surgeons, July 2008, Volume 207, Issue 1, pp 125-128 PLoS Medicine, June 2008, Volume 5, Number 6, pp 850-854 Doruk Ozgediz, MD, Robert Riviello, MD
Profiles in Volunteerism: Dr Robert Hurst—Professor of Neuroradiology, Neurosurgery, and Neurology Surgical Neurology, June 2008, Volume 69, Issue 6, pp 657-658 Mel Cheatham, MD, FACS
Profiles in Volunteerism: Gary Heit, MD, PhD, and Americare Neurosurgery International Surgical Neurology, May 2008, Volume 69, Issue 5, pp 544-545 Mel Cheatham, MD, FACS
Profiles in Volunteerism: Experiences as a Neurosurgical Volunteer in Surgical Neurology, April 2008, Volume 69, Issue 4, pp 430-431 Mel Cheatham, MD, FACS
Increasing Access to Surgical Services for the Poor in Rural Haiti: Surgery as a Public Good for Public Health World Journal of Surgery, April 2008, Volume 32, pp 537-542 Louise C. Ivers, Evan S. Garfein, Josue Augustin, Maxi Raymonville, Alice T. Yang, David S. Sugarbaker, Paul E. Farmer
Profiles in Volunteerism: Dr William B. Walsh and the SS HOPE Surgical Neurology, March 2008, Volume 69, Issue 3, pp 325-326 Mel Cheatham, MD, FACS
Surgery and Global Health: A View from Beyond the OR World Journal of Surgery, March 2008, Volume 32, pp 533-536 Paul E. Farmer, Jim Y Kim
To Retire or Not to Retire, That is the Question! Surgical Neurology, December 2007, Volume 68, Issue 6, pp 686-687 Mel Cheatham, MD, FACS
Operating in the Global Theater Surgical Rounds, November 2007, pp 509-517 John Tarpley, MD, FACS, Margaret Tarpley, Donald Meier, MD, FACS, Patsy Meier
Patients Without Borders The New York Times, November 18, 2007, Health and Medicine Sara Corbett
The Science of Doing Good Scientific American, November 2007, pp 98-106 Sheri Fink, MD
Volunteering as a Visiting Professor Surgical Neurology, November 2007, Volume 68, Issue 5, pp 577 Mel Cheatham, MD, FACS
Broadening One's Neurosurgical Horizon Surgical Neurology, October 2007, Volume 68, Issue 4, pp 473 Mel Cheatham, MD, FACS
International Neurosurgery-Not a Luxury, But a Need! Surgical Neurology, September 2007, Volume 68, Issue 3, pp 358 Mel Cheatham, MD, FACS
The Global Impact of Surgical Volunteerism Surgical Clinics of North America, August 2007, Volume 87, Number 4, pp 949-960 Kathleen Casey, MD, FACS
Making Your Life Count Surgical Neurology, July 2007, Volume 68, Issue 1, pp 114 Mel Cheatham, MD, FACS Volunteerism-a Way to Make a Difference Surgical Neurology, July 2007, Volume 68, Issue 1, pp 115 Mel Cheatham, MD, FACS
Volunteerism in General Surgical Residency: Fostering Sustainable Global Academic Partnerships Archives of Surgery, Volume 142, June 2007, pp 577-579 Awori J. Hayanga, MD
Volunteerism and Humanitarian Efforts in Surgery A. Thomas Pezzella, MD, FACS
Volunteering Overseas — Lessons from Surgical Brigades Adam J. Wolfberg, MD, MPH
Surgery in Developing Countries: Essential Training in Residency Archives of Surgery, August 2005, Volume 140, Number 8, pp 795-800 Doruk Ozgediz, MD, MSc, Kayvan Roayaie, MD, PhD, Haile Debas, MD, FACS, William Schecter, MD, FACS, and Diana Farmer, MD, FACS
Resident education on medical mission trips Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 2005, Volume 17, Issue 8, pp 672-673 E. Pivalizza, P. Szmuk, R. Jain, S. Ellis, C. Eisner, M. Rabb, I. Lipski
Rules of Engagement for U.S. Military Medicine Legal Medicine, 2002 Jason F. Kaar, J.D., MAJ, USAF
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