General surgery residency in Brasil - very far from real practice.
The author presents the Residency in General Surgery in Brazil from its inception, outlining its changes up to the present day. She discusses her doubts and thoughts about the best model for General Surgery residency programs and the declining demand for General Surgery as a career and the causes for such decline.
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Elizabeth Gomes
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Residency Program in General Surgery, HUCFF-UFRJ, RJ, Brazil. eligsant54@gmail.comm
D001938:Brazil; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards