A surgeon trained at the same medical school said he had been to the front three times, most recently for a month.
In many communities, they are the only surgeon trained to do this.
He developed ties with the medical community in China and made several trips there to train surgeons.
In fact, medical schools do not train general practitioners or surgeons; this happens after medical school.
Another piece of the plan is to train surgeons and support staff, and once again military doctors turned to urban trauma center.
The hospital is a global center of expertise in fistula repair, and it trains surgeons from around the world.
We'll have trained surgeons in Spruce Harbor within five years.
Originally designed to teach the military, the course now trains both military and civilian surgeons.
"Plastic surgery fellows are completely trained surgeons who have independent operating privileges," she said.
A national accreditation board last year rescinded the private medical school's authority to train surgeons and radiologists.