🎉 Congratulations, Dr. James Brown! Dr. Brown recently retired as the PAACS Program Director from Mbingo Baptist Hospital and is being awarded the Academic Global Surgeon Award.

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You're invited!
Join us for PAACS Global Day of Fasting and Prayer as we unite together Monday, October 10th.
We are offering two identical prayer gatherings to accommodate PAACS family from around the world.
More info and registration:
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Anesthesia Program Deadline: PAACS will be accepting applications for applicants from Kenya for the Anesthesia program at AIC Kijabe Hospital in Kenya until September 15th. Click here to learn more about becoming a PAACS resident. paacs.net/get-involved/b…

PAACS Faculty, Drs. Britney Grayson and Jason Axt, are pleased to announce that KidsOR was at BethanyKids Hospital in Kenya doing the install of three new pediatric theatres. This is a combo project between KidsOR, African Mission Healthcare, and Friends of Kijabe.

PAACS Graduate, Dr. Jean Faya Yaradouno, was selected as the first awardee of the new PAACS Alumni Travel Fellowship back in 2020, but travel plans have not been feasible until now. We are anticipating hosting him in the United States between mid-October and mid-November 2022.

The 216th edition of the PAACS Bulletin has been published. Please take a moment to read and share our news. paacs.net/file_download/…

Dr. Jim Brown has faithfully served as the PAACS Program Director and Chief of Surgery for many years at Mbingo Baptist Hospital. On June 30th, Dr. Brown handed the baton to Dr. Mark Snell as the new Program Director and Chief of Surgery. Join PAACS in praying for them both.

We are very excited to share with you the PAACS video update on the impact of this ministry in Africa this past fiscal year. The video update also provides a look ahead for the new financial year and what is on the horizon for PAACS.
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The June 2022 Alumni Newsletter has been published and contains encouraging testimonies from PAACS graduates, Dr. Elvis Mbanzabugabo and Dr. Juvenal Musavuli. Join us in praying for all PAACS graduates as they serve on the mission field. Download to read.
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PAACS is always looking for short-term faculty to serve in our training programs. This summer we are specifically looking for willing hands and hearts to work in our programs located in Niger, Gabon, and Malawi. Learn more at paacs.net/get-involved/s…

A new PAACS General Surgery program at the Hospital of Hope in Togo has been approved to start in 2023. This will extend the reach of PAACS into a tenth country in Africa since it started in Gabon in 1996. Read more at: paacs.net/resources/news…

PAACS had its first Benefit Concert on June 18th in Zionsville, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis. What a GLORIOUS event. We had none other than five-time Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman perform.
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During the week of June 12th-18th, PAACS and the Christian Academy of African Physicians (CAAP) joined to host a faculty development conference at the CORAT conference center in Nairobi, Kenya.
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On June 3rd and 4th, PAACS General Surgery In-Service Exams were administered at eleven different PAACS sites. Thirty first year and twenty-four second year trainees sat the exams, the largest number ever. Read more below:
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The 215th edition of the PAACS Bulletin has been published. Please take a moment to read and share our news.
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