Open AccessTraining and selection of surgeons 2008: a personal view
Author(s) -
MH Lewis
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
bulletin of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1478-7075
pISSN - 1473-6357
DOI - 10.1308/147363508x325049
Subject(s) - commonwealth , reputation , training (meteorology) , service (business) , medical education , selection (genetic algorithm) , medicine , nursing , psychology , management , political science , business , marketing , law , geography , artificial intelligence , meteorology , computer science , economics
For decades Britain has maintained an international reputation for training of surgeons, both from the UK and principally the Commonwealth countries. Consultants proffered their extensive experience and time: their reward being the satisfaction of watching inexperienced trainees mature into competent surgeons. This 'educational agreement' has existed for many years. Currently, the organisation of surgical training has been destabilised somewhat by Modernising Medical Careers, the Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) and the Tooke report.