The UAB Department of Neurosurgery seeks to provide each resident with a robust training experience. For some, that may include spending time training outside the U.S.
Spotlight: Vietnam
After spending nearly six months training in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, UAB Department of Neurosurgery resident Jacob Lepard, M.D., returned to UAB with a renewed sense of purpose and reverence for global neurosurgery.
Spotlight: Uganda
Prior to visiting Vietnam, Department of Neurosurgery resident Jacob Lepard, M.D., and his family spent some time at the Cure Children’s Hospital of Uganda, where Lepard worked assisting in research protocol design and attending patient home visits.