Programs

IVUmed’s Programs: Surgical Education Model

IVUmed works to meet the immense demand for training in urology by implementing the model it has refined throughout our 19 year history. This involves a long-term approach intended to assist partner physicians and nurses in the development of self-reliant surgical programs.

Model Profile: Following a request for our services and locally obtained support from ministries of health and other governing entities in partner countries, we conduct a site visit and assessment. Once needs and goals have been outlined, we typically engage in a series of annual surgical workshops spanning 6 -14 days each. IVUmed workshops involve an intensive combination of hands-on surgical and classroom training tailored to each host environment. The first workshop involves further evaluation of the host site and personnel while instruction begins on less complex procedures. This is a good focus for the first workshop since it typically requires less sophisticated equipment and patient recovery than more complex procedures. During each successive workshop, IVUmed’s goal is to teach more sophisticated cases while reinforcing training from the previous workshop. IVUmed’s Teach One, Reach Many model helps each partner learn the skills necessary to independently meet the needs of their patients while passing along the skills learned from IVUmed to future generations of medical personnel. This develops a sustainable solution capable of growing to meet increased future demand.