title: Hunter's legacy and surgical training and competence in the 21st century.
abstract: John Hunter's many contributions to surgery include the development of the scientific approach and possibly the first use of evidence-based medicine. This oration, concentrates on two other areas ? first, some of his contributions to orthopaedics and secondly past, present and future surgical training and competence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK.
authors.forename: Charles S B
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Galasko
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history* / Q000592:standards; D006113:United Kingdom