Executive summary Remarkable gains have been made in global health in the past 25
years, but progress has not been uniform. Mortality and morbidity from common conditions …

Background Interest in surgical careers among medical students has declined over the past
decade. Multiple explanations have been offered for why top students are deterred or …

Objective: This study aimed to elucidate current medical student perceptions on barriers to a
career in surgery, with a particular focus on gender-specific differences. Summary …

Most of the world is in a surgical workforce crisis. While a lack of human resources is only
one component of the myriad issues affecting surgical care in resource-poor regions, it is …

Background A systematic analysis of trauma deaths is a step towards trauma quality
improvement in Indian hospitals. This study estimates the magnitude of preventable trauma …

Abstract Background The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery showed that countries with
surgeon, anesthetist, and obstetrician (SAO) densities of 20–40 SAO/100,000 population …

Backgrounds Medical students and interns face several decisions during their career
development. One of the most critical decisions they have to make is choosing a residency …

An estimated 5 billion people across the globe do not have access to safe, affordable
surgical and anesthesia care. 1 In 2010, there were an estimated 16.9 million deaths from …

Background: The dwindling interest in surgery and surgical specialties raises the fears that
the surgical man-power requirements of the society may not be met adequately in coming …

The research proposes an analytic framework to configure the policy portfolio for diffusing
knowledge embedded in higher-education institutes. A modified Delphi method was first …