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College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA)

College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA)

Arusha, Arusha, Tanzania

The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) is non-profit making professional body that fosters postgraduate education in surgery and provides surgical training throughout the East, Central and Southern Africa region. The College delivers a common surgical training programme with a common examination and an internationally recognized surgical qualification in its Membership programme in Basic Surgery and Fellowship Programme in Orthopedics; Pediatric orthopedics; ENT; Urology; Pediatric Surgery; Neurosurgery; Cardiothoracic; Plastic Surgery and General Surgery.

Their primary objective is to advance education, training, standards, research & practice in surgical care in this region. COSECSA shapes and leads the training of surgeons in the Sub-Saharan region. They deliver a common surgical training programme with a common examination and an internationally recognised surgical qualification. Admission to the College is open to all registered medical practitioners who comply with the professional requirements for admission.

Vision:
COSECSA’s vision is to enhance surgical services within the Sub-Saharan region by increasing both the number of appropriately trained, well qualified surgeons and surgically trained general medical officers.
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