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Making the Most of Surgical Training

Authors :
Stella Vig
Hayley Allan
Source :
The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 91:164-167
Publication Year :
2009
Publisher :
Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2009.

Abstract

It is widely believed that it is impossible to train surgical trainees to Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)-level in a mere 48-hour week; that trainees cannot gain sufficient exposure to surgical disease or carry out an acceptable number of procedures to gain the confidence and competence for CCT within the time now available. The European Working Time Directive (EWTD) is a reality and hospitals are already implementing strict controls to ensure its trainees do not exceed the hours they are allowed to work, resulting in a consultant-led service that further restricts training time and opportunity.

Details

ISSN :
14787075 and 14736357
Volume :
91
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........36495e62b2bf0444086c8495f2189821
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1308/147363509x437387