Global Health Partnerships - Could They Benefit UK Maxillofacial Trainees?

Introduction/Aims: The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery has stimulated interest in embedding surgery within the global health agenda. The global burden of surgical disease is substantial and growing. Our maxillofacial department has been involved in a partnership with the maxillofacial department in Gaborone, Botswana for the past 10 years. These partnerships are mutually beneficial to both parties involved. Feedback has demonstrated that 75% of volunteers felt they developed an understanding of areas and systems outside of their usual scope of activity.

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