Medical and Surgical Skills Institute
About Us
“The Medical and Surgical Skills Institute represents an important and essential step in getting the members of the West African College of Surgeons trained at the same standards as those in the western world.”
— Dr. Eusebe Alihonou, President of WACS,
Dean of Health Sciences Faculty, University of Benin
What others say
“Thank you, International Aid and Johnson & Johnson, for what you have done for West African College of Surgeons by establishing and supporting a first-class surgical skills centre at Korle Bu.”
— Professor E.D. Yeboah, Dept. of Surgery,
University of Ghana Medical School
“The increasing confidence and competence of the surgeons at the end of the course was palpable. There is no doubt in my mind that they will be much better able to manage severe penetrating trauma now than before they attended the course. The MSSI-Ghana is the only Advanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM) training center outside North America authorized to certify trainers.”
— Dr. Len Jacobs, Professor of Surgery,
Univ. of Connecticut School of Medicine,
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT USA
Director, ATOM Course at MSSI
History
The West African College of Surgeons, Johnson & Johnson and International Aid collaborated to found the Medical and Surgical Skills Institute in Accra, Ghana. Formerly called the Surgical Skills Training Centre, the institute has grown into a successful consortium of partners, including key corporate donors, medical professionals and associations, teaching hospitals worldwide and governmental organizations. The objective of MSSI is to train doctors and nurses in healthcare techniques and technology, aimed at delivering improved health services and the latest methods in patient care throughout the developing world. In addition to providing medical and surgical skills training, MSSI offers medical equipment resources to participants. MSSI has a dedicated faculty from many countries who provide practical, clinical and academic training for students who travel to the well-equipped facilities at Korle Bu.
The Collaborators
The valued partners working in collaboration with International Aid in the development of the Medical and Surgical Skills Institute include:
• West African College of Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons
• The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
• University of Michigan
• University of Connecticut
• University of Tubingen
• University of Toronto
• University of Strasbourg
• Johnson & Johnson Corporation
• General Electric Corporation
• Karl Storz Endoscopy Gmb.
• Welch Allyn Corporation
• Ghana Ministry of Health
• Ghana Ministry of Education
• Moorfields Eye Hospital