Training for International Medical Personnel
The first seed medical practitioner arrived in Taiwan at the beginning of year 2000, commencing the NCF's international seed medical practitioner training project. Over the past dacades, over 180 medical practitioner from 23 countries and about 30 hospitals, including plastic surgeons, anesthetists, orthodontists, speech therapists, nurses, and social workers, has completed training in Taiwan. These seed practitioners has taken root and blossomed in their home countries. Seed practitioners from the Philippines, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Pakistan, Mongolia and Vietnam have formed craniofacial medical teams and centers. They continue to spread the idea of cleft lip and palate medical team treatment to different corners of the world.
Total Number of Medical Personnel Worldwide
185
Seed Medical Practitioners
72
Surgeons
51
Orthodontists
19
Anesthesiologists
18
Nurses
21
Speech Therapists
4
Coordinators
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Seed Medical Practitioners
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Australia
Total : 6
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
Brazil
Total : 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Cambodia
Total : 17
5
5
3
1
2
1
17
China
Total : 72
23
19
6
12
11
1
72
Colombia
Total : 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Egypt
Total : 1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Germany
Total : 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Ghana
Total : 3
2
0
1
0
0
0
3
Guatemala
Total : 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
India
Total : 10
2
8
0
0
0
0
10
Indonesia
Total : 14
7
4
1
1
1
0
14
Ireland
Total : 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Laos
Total : 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Malaysia
Total : 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Mongolia
Total : 13
5
3
2
2
1
0
13
Myanmar
Total : 2
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
Nepal
Total : 2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Pakistan
Total : 5
4
1
0
0
0
0
5
Philippines
Total : 11
8
0
1
0
2
0
11
Russia
Total : 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Thailand
Total : 2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
U.S.A.
Total : 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Uganda
Total : 2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Vietnam
Total : 19
5
6
3
1
3
1
19