Key result
Out-of-country scholarships provide the only sustainable method for training future pediatric anesthetists in developing countries compared to structured outreach visits.
Why the study?
Are selective out of country scholarships better than structured outreach visits for pediatric anesthesia training in developing countries?
Are selective out of country scholarships better than structured outreach visits for pediatric anesthesia training in developing countries?
This editorial argues that despite being an expensive option with slow return, out of country scholarships provide a more sustainable method for training pediatric anesthetists in developing countries compared to outreach visits.
Pediatric anesthesia training in developing countries is best achieved by out of country scholarships rather than structured outreach visits by teams of specialists from the developed world. Although this may seem an expensive option with slow return, it is the only sustainable way to train future generations of specialized pediatric anesthetists in developing countries.
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Zipporah Gathuya (2008) studied this question. Out-of-country scholarships provide the only sustainable method for training future pediatric anesthetists in developing countries compared to structured outreach visits.
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