title: Surgical education: the new curriculum and training in the UK.
abstract: Surgical education in the UK has been changing in the past two decades, as a result of the Calman reforms and Modernising Medical Careers. The surgical curriculum has been planned to promote global competence development and based on modern concepts of adult learning.
authors.affiliation: Royal Surgery County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford.
authors.forename: Ajo K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: John
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom