Dr. Keir Thelander presents “A Call to International Surgical Education”
Dr. Keir Thelander was born in Chicago and grew up in Indianapolis, IN. He attended Indiana University School of Medicine and completed his general surgery residency at Fairview Hospital in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Thelander served as a General Surgeon in Cleveland until he was called to train and disciple African doctors to become surgeons. Keir served as the Program Director of the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS) surgical residency program and the Medical Director of Bongolo Hospital, a 150-bed facility in Gabon. He has worked as the West/Central Africa Director for PAACS and is currently the Chief Medical Officer, overseeing the 13 PAACS training programs that are spread across the African continent.
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Thank you. Excellent presentation.