Editorial
Surgical Competence Today: Adopting a Surgical Lifestyle
Abstract
Preparing the surgeon of the future is a formidable task with which most training institutions are struggling. In this issue of the SMJ, Page addresses several contentious contemporary issues in general surgical residency training.1 Training hours restrictions, which was thought would decrease attrition rates amongst the general residents, has had very little impact. In fact, attrition rates have continued to rise,2,3 increasing complexity in managing the aging surgical population. To complicate matters further, Bell et al4 demonstrated the discourse between how the surgical residents should be trained and the actual training they receive.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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