Announcing the four Global Surgical Training Challenge finalists

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Announcing the four Global Surgical Training Challenge finalists

28 January 2022

The Global Surgical Training Challenge has announced the four finalist teams who will receive up to US$500,000 to support the further development of their open-source surgical training models.

The four teams include members from multiple continents and represent a variety of surgical specialties, including obstetrics, orthopedics, trauma, and reconstructive surgery. Over the last year, they have been working with the Global Surgical Training Challenge partners through workshops and mentoring sessions, to refine their models.

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Who are the finalists and what do their modules do?

What is the Global Surgical Training Challenge?

The Global Surgical Training Challenge launched in early 2020, just as the global pandemic was impacting international travel and creating unprecedented pressure on healthcare providers around the world. Against this backdrop, international teams composed of surgical educators, engineers, and global surgery experts gathered virtually to collaborate in solving critical surgical needs in low and middle income countries.

The judging panel, composed of internationally recognized global surgery experts, reviewed the submissions in December. They evaluated the projects and prototypes with support from external assessors and the Global Surgical Training Challenge management team.

Up to 17 million people, particularly in low and middle income countries, die every year from lack of access to surgical care. The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery’s report identified the development of a surgical workforce as a key indicator for addressing this critical need.

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