West African College of Surgeons

West African College of Surgeons
Abbreviation	WACS
Formation	1960; 64 years ago
Type	Professional Association
Headquarters	Lagos, Nigeria
Location	West Africa;
Official language	English; French;
Website	West African College of Surgeons

The West African College of Surgeons is a professional organization that promotes education, training, examinations and research in surgery in Africa.^[1] The college is the first organization to organize surgical subspecialty training in the region.^[2] It awards diploma of fellowship in surgery and is one of out of two bodies that accredits institutions to train surgical residents in member countries.^[2]

^ Omigbodun, A (July 1, 2012). "The Membership Certification of the West African College of Surgeons". Journal of the West African College of Surgeons. 2 (3): 83–87. PMC 4240233. PMID 25452996.
^ ^a ^b Bode C O, Nwawolo C C, Giwa-Osagie O F. "Surgical education at the West African College of Surgeons. World J Surg 2008; 32(10): 2162-6.

[1] Omigbodun, A (July 1, 2012). "The Membership Certification of the West African College of Surgeons". Journal of the West African College of Surgeons. 2 (3): 83–87. PMC 4240233. PMID 25452996.

[Bode-2] Bode C O, Nwawolo C C, Giwa-Osagie O F. "Surgical education at the West African College of Surgeons. World J Surg 2008; 32(10): 2162-6.

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