An examination of Eyal & Hurst's (2008) framework for promoting retention in resource-poor settings through locally-relevant training: A case study for the University of Guyana Surgical Training Program.

BACKGROUND: Eyal and Hurst proposed that locally relevant medical education can offset the prevalence of physician "brain drain" in resource-poor regions of the world, and presented a framework of the ethical and pragmatic benefits and concerns posed by these initiatives. The present study explored the framework's utility through a case study of the University of Guyana Diploma in Surgery (UGDS) program. METHODS: The framework's utility was …