New program will teach surgery for space missions

New program will teach surgery for space missions
The College of Medicine – Phoenix will serve as home base for the first-ever U.S. program to teach surgery and procedural skills for space missions.
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A new fellowship in partnership with College of Medicine – Phoenix, SpaceX and Banner Health will go beyond primary care medical oversight of astronauts. Fellows will also learn about aerospace surgery and procedural skills for space missions.
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University of Arizona Health [e-mail]520-539-4152The University of Arizona Health Sciences will soon be going " where no one has gone before. " TheCollege of Medicine – Phoenix has partnered withSpaceX andBanner – University Medical Center Phoenix to host the first-ever Aerospace Surgery Fellowship starting in July.Administered with collaborating surgeons and physicians nationally, the APEX Aerospace Surgery Fellowship will prepare physicians to work in the commercial aerospace medical field and provide surgical and critical care support in extreme environments.Mr. and Mrs. James E. Brophy III provided an inaugural philanthropic gift of $50,000 to launch the fellowship in honor of their parents, James and Maggie Lu Brophy, and Louis and Joann DeLacio.This comprehensive formal training in the field of aerospa...

Source: The University of Arizona: Health - March 22, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research