title: Perspectives of South African general surgeons regarding their postgraduate training.
abstract: This editorial accompanies an article by De Beer et al. in the same issue of SAJS analysing the views of South African surgeons on aspects of training, research and the practice of surgery in South Africa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. jej.krige@uct.ac.za.
authors.forename: Martin D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Smith