UCSD Partnership: An Academic Collaboration
This partnership sees the union of two North American metabolic and bariatric surgery powerhouses. Both centers share an enviable global reputation for high-quality, cost-effective surgical care, and also world-class global surgical education. 53
Unique to this academic collaboration is that both centers have a proven track record of world-class surgical education and training through the Center for the Future of Surgery (CFS) based at UCSD and the International Bariatric Club Digital Education and Communications headquarters which is based at the IIMM.
UCSD surgical faculty will further enhance this partnership by providing world-class teaching, education, and consulting. The IIMM surgical center has been accredited by the Joint Commission International and will follow the guidelines of The American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. The center is focused on education, training and advancing surgical techniques, and providing quality patient care.
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Opening Doors
This collaboration opens the doors to cross-border health services and a network of health providers in Mexico.
Furthermore, the IIMM will house the Center for the Future of Surgery (CFS) of UCSD, the only based outside the USA.
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The IIMM and the UCSD centers share an enviable global reputation for high-quality, cost-effective surgical care and world-class international surgical education.
Unique to this academic collaboration is that both centers have a proven track record of world-class surgical education and training through the Center for the Future of Surgery (CFS) based at UCSD, and the International Bariatric Club Digital Education and Communications headquarters is also found at the IIMM. (via kktv.com)