title: James J Mason Brown memorial lecture Surgical training then and now.
abstract: Paediatric surgical training has changed significantly since the birth of the specialty. It has evolved from the apprenticeship system to a complex, demanding, but ultimately time-limited experience for today's trainees. Historical development is reviewed, and the challenges of training within the current UK health care system is discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, EH8 9DW Edinburgh, United Kingdom. president@rcsed.ac.uk
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Orr
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education* / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom