title: Trauma 2007: a finger on the pulse.
abstract: Truma surgery today is facing a number of significant challenges that offer a stimulus for growth and evolution of tl practice. To successfully face these challenges, reexamination of the discipline, the current practice models for its providers, and the definition/scope of the specialty will be necessary. Further development and application of the cute care surgery model may represent the future direction for trauma care practitioners.
authors.affiliation: Milton S. Hershey School of Medicine, Penn State University, USA. sterry@wellspan.org
authors.forename: Shawn M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Terry
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D002321:Career Choice; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D010819:Physician's Role; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014194:Traumatology / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States