The fourth batch of orthopaedic students graduated with distinctions and credits from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corpora-tion’s year-long Orthopaedic Technician Training Course.
A Government Information Agency (GINA) press release said the course had two components: one for new students who aimed at becoming orthopaedic technicians and the other, an advanced programme for technicians that included orthopaedic scrub training.
The newly trained technicians will assist orthopaedic surgeons in the operating theatres and clinics, and during ward rounds. Technicians have also