In 2023 the World Health Organization adopted a resolution vowing to strengthen health systems’ delivery of Emergency, Critical and Operative Care (ECO). This was the first mention of critical care medicine as a global priority. Based on survey data from providers practicing with resource constraints, regarding high priority critical care topics, a curricular outline has been developed by Stanford critical care fellows, residents, students, and APPs. This 2-week virtual rotation is a virtual education and webinar series and an opportunity for Stanford faculty and trainees to contribute directly to the delivery of medical education and training for the global workforce on topics relevant to the ECO resolution. Requirements include in-person meetings and mentoring of faculty abroad. 

Read more about the ECO Resolution on the World Health Organization website.

The Overseas Teaching program in Georgetown, Guyana was established in 2016 by the American Society for Anesthesiologists Committee on Global Humanitarian Outreach (ASA-GHO) and Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society International Education Foundation (CASIEF) to provide educational support to the residency program at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GHPC). The inaugural residency class graduated in 2016 and the country’s first anesthesiology fellowship program in regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine was launched in May 2023. Volunteers will provide perioperative and subspecialty teaching as well as support faculty development. Cases include ortho, plastics, general surgery, thoracic, gynecology, ENT, and trauma. Guyana has a very diverse population and is the only country in South America where English is the official language. The 4-week elective rotation at this recent partnership site will include a unique opportunity to learn how longitudinal partnerships are developed.

For more information, contact: Cynthia Khoo at cynthiak@stanford.edu

Since 2006, the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society – International Education Fund (CASIEF) and American Society of Anesthesiologists partnered with the University of Rwanda to start an anesthesia training program in Kigali, Rwanda. Over 40 physician anesthesiologists have graduated from this program. The 4-week elective rotation focuses on improving anesthesia education for resident physician anesthesiologists through the development of formalized didactics such as lectures, simulation, POCUS, journal club, and case-based discussions. Peri-operative teaching occurs in the adult and pediatric ORs, the maternity ward, and the intensive care units across 4 teaching hospitals in both the public and private sectors. 

For more information, contact: Andrea Murray at amurray3@stanford.edu, Travis Reece-Nguyen at travisreecenguyen@stanford.edu, or Ana Crawford at anacrawford@stanford.edu

Tanzania (In-Person and Virtual): Foundation for African Medicine and Education (FAME) is a non-profit hospital in the rural village of Karatu, Tanzania. In 2003, FAME started as a mobile clinic and has rapidly progressed to becoming a district hospital. The Stanford Anesthesia Global Health Equity Division has partnered with them to offer a virtual anesthesia curriculum from 2020-2024 focused on regional, obstetric, and pediatric care with hands-on ultrasound workshops and augmented reality simulations. The collaboration has led to a clinical trial studying postoperative pain in C-section patients. The upcoming elective options include a 2-week remote virtual elective or a 4-week in person elective developing an anesthesia curriculum for nurse anesthetists in areas including regional, obstetric, pediatric anesthesia and critical care.

For more information, contact: Cynthia Khoo at cynthiak@stanford.edu

Hue University Medical & Pharmacy (HUMP) is a large 500+ bed teaching hospital located in central Vietnam (Hue, Vietnam). The rotation’s goal is to improve anesthetic care and knowledge for HUMP faculty and residents in a bidirectional exchange. In collaboration with the host site, the trainee will develop a curriculum including any subdivisions of anesthesia. Journal clubs, simulations, case-based discussions, ultrasound workshops, in OR teaching are all applicable. Additionally, HUMP has an advanced simulation center and a new ultrasound purchased in April 2018. The site has two virtual reality headsets brought by Stanford in 2019 for pediatric and adult patients, completing blocks, during C-sections, and to help decrease anxiety. The faculty and residents are eager to complete QI research projects and collaborate with colleagues at Stanford. The upcoming elective options include (2) 2-week remote virtual electives or a 4-week in person teaching elective. 

For more information, contact: Sara Strowd at srmiller@stanford.edu.

• • Application Form (complete form here)
  • Current CV
  • 3 letters of recommendation
  • Personal Statement - Motivations for interest in global health, future plans,past experience (if any), areas of interest.
  • Copy of medical school diploma (MD) or copy of PhD diploma - If you have an MD and PhD, please provide both.
  • Copies of USMLE scores
  • Copies of ITE [In-Training Exam] scores
  • California Medical Liscense