title: [Principles of Teaching in Surgery - State of the Art].
abstract: Ten to 15 years ago the number of applications for a surgical residency position was very much larger than the positions available. Today, this situation has clearly reversed itself as indicated through a noticeable deficit in recruits. The decision to become a surgeon has become more uncommon. This can be blamed upon not only the demotivatingly viewed "work-life imbalance" associated with being a surgeon, but also on the basically non-inspiring training process during medical school. Due to the fact that university educators/instructors are not fundamentally trained teachers, they often fail in their capacity to convey their extensive knowledge to medical students and potentially future surgical residents. The quality of primary as well as postgraduate training is an important central factor in the effort to once again restore the attractive image of surgery within the realm of the medical disciplines. This paper presents an overview of the basic modern training concepts by which every surgeon should be able to effectively convey knowledge and practical skills. Furthermore, this work should inspire a more intensive interest in clinical graduate and postgraduate education. Due to the hand in hand relationship, this manuscript does not differentiate between student teaching and postgraduate training.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Chirurgie, Abt. für Allgemeine Chirurgie, Viszeral-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Greifswald, Deutschland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Busemann
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Chirurgie, Abt. für Allgemeine Chirurgie, Viszeral-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Greifswald, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patrzyk
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin C, Hämatologie, Onkologie und Palliativmedizin, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Greifswald, Deutschland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Busemann
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Chirurgie, Abt. für Allgemeine Chirurgie, Viszeral-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Greifswald, Deutschland.
authors.forename: C-D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Heidecke
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans