HAND SURGERY

Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Hospital Escuela

Hand surgeons are needed to augment the training curriculum in hand surgery for plastic, orthopaedic, and general surgery residents at Hospital Escuela, an 800 -1000 bed facility.  This is the teaching hospital for the University Medical School.  There are a total of 18 residents (6 in general surgery, 10 in orthopaedics and 2 in plastics).  Volunteers provide lectures, conduct rounds, participate in surgery, demonstrate any specialty expertise, and attend weekly conferences.  In addition, volunteers act as consultants in the out-patient clinic as an opportunity to continue the training of the residents.  Volunteers must hold a current license. Assignments are for a minimum of 1 week with volunteers needed 4 times a year.

Managua, Nicaragua - Hospital Escuela Antonio Lenin Fonseca, Hospital Militar Escuela and Hospital Fernando Velez Paiz

This joint hand surgery/hand therapy program augments the training for hand therapists and surgeons. Volunteers are involved in training through lecturing, conducting rounds, demonstrating specialty expertise, and attending weekly conferences for staff, residents, and hand therapists.  Volunteers act as consultants in the out-patient clinic and provide clinical instruction.  Hand surgery volunteers must be board certified in orthopaedics, plastics, or general surgery.  Hand therapy volunteers must be licensed in physical or occupational therapy and specialize in hand therapy or be certified hand therapists.   Assignments are 1 week in length.

Peru - EsSalud Hospital Systems

RECRUITMENT SUSPENDED
Volunteer duties include rounds and office consultations with local staff and residents, patient selection, surgical demonstrations, lectures and other activities.  Hand problems range from simple carpal tunnels to complex untreated trauma and congenital hand anomalies.  Volunteers must be board eligible/certified in their original specialty (orthopaedics, general surgery or plastic surgery) and are currently in active practice.  Those with academic appointments as well as private practice physicians are sought.  Volunteers should have a minimum of 5 years clinical experience.  Residents are accepted if paired with an attending. Two week assignments are preferred but 1 week assignments considered.

For hand surgeons who have experience handling other orthopaedic cases, the following additional sites are available with HVO's orthopaedic programs:

Cambodia China Costa Rica Ghana Malawi

Mongolia Nicaragua St. Lucia Tanzania Uganda