Training and certification in surgical critical care: a position paper by the Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society.
Delivery of Surgical Critical Care in the United States is facing multiple challenges including increasing complexity of care, escalating costs, shortage of well-trained physicians, and controversies about appropriate training and credentialing methods. In this position paper, the Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society discusses some of these important issues and suggests a number of possible solutions.
Alam
Hasan B
HB
Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 01124, USA. hbalam@partners.org
Chipman
Jeffrey G
JG
Luchette
Fred A
FA
Shapiro
Marc J
MJ
Spain
David A
DA
Cioffi
William
W
D002568:Certification / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce