title: Selecting the best from the rest.
abstract: The current method for selecting surgeons of the future is neither objective nor relevant to present day needs. An assessment is needed which ranks potential trainees according to aptitude, motivation and diligence, all of which is validated. This task should be a core duty for the Royal Colleges of Surgeons working in close co-operation with surgical specialty associations.
authors.affiliation: University of Oxford Medical School, Headington, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bulstrode
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hunt
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004521:Educational Measurement; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis