Long-term partnerships between academic departments in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries (HICs) focused on education and training are playing an increasingly important role in scaling up global surgical capacity. Haji et al. believed that there multi-faceted approach consisting of in-country targeted hands-on training, out-of-country fellowship training at the mentor institution, and ongoing mentorship using telecollaboration and Internet-based tools is a viable and generalizable model for enhancing surgical capacity globally ¹⁾.