title: [Developing the best and the brightest in academic surgery for next generation].
abstract: Major advances have been achieved in surgery during the past century and further dynamic changes are expected along with progress in immunology, tissue and mechanical engineering, etc. in the 21st century. However, fewer medical students will choose the surgical field as their specialty, primarily due to the long training period, and inadequate income as compared to the heavy workload. To recruit the best and the brightest students in surgery, early exposure to the positive aspects of the surgical field is desirable. The training system should be further refined, and a sufficient number of positions with appropriate remuneration must be mode available.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bando
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yagihara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitamura
mesh_terms: D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000592:standards; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D007564:Japan; D008007:Licensure, Medical / Q000592:standards; D009042:Motivation