On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :
- Understand the characteristics and the limits of performing surgery in the austere conditions of humanitarian medicine
- Become familiar with the medico-surgical skills for the management of war wounds and crush injuries
- Perform a range of surgical procedures, including management of extremity injuries, trauma, amputations, damage control surgery, and damage control resuscitation
- Manage obstetric and gynaecological emergencies including knowledge regarding when and how to safely perform a caesarean section
- Handle the normal range of surgical emergencies affecting a civilian population in resource constrained environments
- Become familiar with a range of anaesthesia and resuscitation techniques adapted to local conditions and basic equipment available
- Make resource based triage decisions
- Recognize the different sources of stress in austere environments, recognize symptoms of stress, and know the different coping mechanisms to deal with the stress
- Know the prerequisites to perform quality surgery in austere settings (infrastructure, logistics, basic labs, blood transfusion, water and energy requirements)
- Manage intercultural and safety/security issues