PAACS Background Information

 

The Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS) is an international organization dedicated to developing quality training programs in general surgery at Christian hospitals in Africa, and to assuring a high level of professional competence among its members.

 

The PAACS, in partnership with the Loma Linda University School of Medicine, is offering specialty training in general surgery in Africa to African physicians. The Training Centers are located at selected rural Christian hospitals on the continent that are known for the quality of their surgical services and are directed by experienced, board-certified general surgeons.

 

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PAACS Basic Information Form (.doc) 

 

What is the PAACS?

 

In 1996, a group of general surgeons from evangelical mission hospitals in Africa joined with the Christian Medical & Dental Associations of the United States to establish a non-denominational Christian organization to train general surgeons in Africa. They called the organization the Pan-African College of Christian Surgeons (PACCS), which was later changed to Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS) in 2004. 

 

 

What is Loma Linda University?

LLU is a long-standing American university established by the Seventh-Day Adventist church in southern California. The university includes a School of Medicine that is recognized by the highest academic accrediting bodies in the United States and is known throughout the world for its medical training programs and excellent hospitals. 

 

Where are the surgical Training Centers in Africa located?

 

Bongolo Hospital

All Training Centers and participating hospitals are located at existing, rural Christian hospitals where board-certified general surgeons serve as the program directors. 

 

The following hospitals are currently approved as official PAACS Training Centers:

 

• The Bongolo Evangelical Hospital - Lebamba, Gabon
• Banso Baptist Hospital - Kumbu, Cameroon
• Mbingo Baptist Hospital – Bamenda, Cameroon
• Ngaoundere Protestant Hospital – Ngaoundere, Cameroon
• Soddo Christian Hospital – Soddo, Ethiopia

• BethanyKids at Kijabe Hospital – Kijabe, Kenya (Pediatric & Rehabiltative Surgery) 

• Kijabe Hospital – Kijabe, Kenya 
• Tenwek Hospital - Bomet, Kenya

Two other hospitals have been approved for outside rotations:

 

• Evangel Hospital - Jos, Nigeria

• Cure CCH Hospital, Mbale, Uganda