Strengths and opportunities for improvement in surgical education in Ukraine: A qualitative study.
Ali DzhemilievMarta AntonivInesa HuivaniukDarya KizubAmanda J ReichMichael KochisAnastasiia PrystaiaSvitlana BeliechenkoMaksym DanylyshynTaras IvanykovychSolomiia SemenivAndriy BeznosenkoGalyna ShabatViacheslav KopetskyiPolina ZmijewskiNelya MelnitchoukPublished in: World journal of surgery (2024)
The study underscores the resilience and adaptability of Ukrainian surgical education in the face of war while also emphasizing the need for significant improvements. It calls for implementing structured training programs, enhanced mentorship, and attention to gender equality. These findings are crucial for improving surgical education in Ukraine and can be used as an example for other lower-middle-income countries, especially in conflict settings.