title: Reflections concerning resident surgical training.
abstract: There has been a parallel growth of medical research and quality surgical education during the last 50 years in the United States. Many concerns about our programs are admittedly the by-product of existing societal problems. This address covers specific problems relating to learning, teaching, resident evaluation, discipline, operative supervision, the role of research in the department, the development of a two-tier system of surgical care, and the impact of total patient care on the training of young surgeons.
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards; D011203:Poverty; D012106:Research; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D013663:Teaching; D014481:United States