Open AccessUndergraduate education of trauma and orthopaedic surgery in the UK
Author(s) -
Arwel T Poacher,
Hari Bhachoo,
Jack Weston,
Kavita Shergill,
Gethin Poacher,
Joseph L. J. Froud
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
bone and joint open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2633-1462
DOI - 10.1302/2633-1462.37.bjo-2022-0044.r1
Subject(s) - orthopedic surgery , medicine , general surgery , trauma surgery , medical education , surgery
Evidence exists of a consistent decline in the value and time that medical schools place upon their undergraduate orthopaedic placements. This limited exposure to trauma and orthopaedics (T&O) during medical school will be the only experience in the speciality for the majority of doctors. This review aims to provide an overview of undergraduate orthopaedic training in the UK.