Joint rounds as a method to partner surgical residency programs and enhance global surgical training: the Guyana-UBC joint rounds project.

Abstract

SummaryWithin the field of global surgery, partnerships between low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries (HICs) are often used to improve surgical capacity and enhance surgical training. Similarly, medical rounds are common in postgraduate medical training, although joint rounds between LMICs and HICs have not been widely used. Over 1 year, 6 online joint education rounds were held for general surgery residents at the University of British Columbia and the University of Guyana. Rounds comprised resident-led case-based presentations on a surgical subspecialty topic. These rounds were evaluated by residents through an online survey and were found to be valuable and relevant to their training, with mutual and differential benefits to Canadian and Guyanese residents. This project demonstrated that joint rounds are a meaningful method to partner surgical residency programs and can provide another tool for implementation of global surgery.