title: Stepwise training for reconstructive microsurgery: the journey to becoming a confident microsurgeon in singapore.
abstract: Microsurgery training in Singapore began in 1980 with the opening of the Experimental Surgical Unit. Since then, the unit has continued to grow and have held microsurgical training courses biannually. The road to becoming a full-fledged reconstructive surgeon requires the mastering of both microvascular as well as flap raising techniques and requires time, patience and good training facilities. In Singapore, over the past 2 decades, we have had the opportunity to develop good training facilities and to refine our surgical education programmes in reconstructive microsurgery. In this article, we share our experience with training in reconstructive microsurgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Savitha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Yee-Siang
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Andrew Yh
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.affiliation: Singhealth Experimental Medicine Centre, Singapore.
authors.forename: In-Chin
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Singhealth Experimental Medicine Centre, Singapore.
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ogden
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Bien-Keem
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Tan
keywords: Education; Microsurgery; Reconstructive surgery