A perspective on paediatric surgical training: opportunities and challenges

N Patel; J Loveland

A perspective on paediatric surgical training: opportunities and challenges

S Afr J Surg. 2018 Mar;56(1):3-6.

Authors

N Patel¹, J Loveland¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand.

PMID: 29638085

Abstract

Globally, the training of paediatric surgeons is facing numerous challenges. Exposure to rare and complex index pathology is vital in the training of competent paediatric surgeons, but it is this rarity and complexity that creates a fundamental challenge to training programmes the world over.

MeSH terms

Clinical Competence
General Surgery / education*
Humans
Internship and Residency*
Pediatrics / education*
South Africa