Duke Fellowship Program Enacts Positive Changes in Guatemala Hospital
The feature story of the Fall 2017 Duke Surgery Newsletter highlighted several of the Department’s global initiatives, including the Safety and Quality Training fellowship program led by Henry Rice, MD, Chief of Pediatric General Surgery.
Research Reveals that Pediatric Surgery Should Be a Global Reality, Not a Luxury
Congratulations to Dr. Henry Rice, Chief, Division of Pediatric General Surgery, for his recent publication in PLOS ONE. Dr. Rice’s research titled “Economic Analysis of Children’s Surgical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Analysis,” scans a 19-year period from 1996 to 2015 and sheds light on the economic value of pediatric surgery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The article was co-written by Anthony T. Saxton, senior clinical trials assistant in the Department of Surgery, and Emily R.