The objective of Surgery in Africa is to provide a self-directed online, journal-based course for surgical trainees who are undertaking the Fellowship of the College of Surgery (FCS). As such, we will be guided by the FCS syllabus, but we aim at all times to make the material relevant to the African experience. The format will be that of monthly reviews, which will discuss topics of surgical interest, referenced with appropriate full-text books and articles. We will try to adhere to the principles of evidence-based medicine in our recommendations.

Although COSECSA trainees and Ptolemy Participants are our primary focus, we hope that these reviews will appeal to all surgeons in the region and internationally, who are interested in International Surgery. By selecting controversial topics we expect to generate discussion and debate among our readers.

 

If you are already registered for the course, please click here to enter the Surgery in Africa Review with full text links.

If you would like to register for the Surgery in Africa Review Course, please indicate your interest by sending an email with your full contact information to ptolemy.info@utoronto.ca

To read a sample of the reviews without full text access, please click on this link.