title: What is wrong with the training of general surgery?
abstract: The practice of surgery has undergone tumultuous changes over the last 30 years. Disease management, trauma volume, operative techniques, supervision requirements, and allocation of work hours have all changed, resulting in a substantial impact on general surgical training. Changes need to occur in the structure, assessment, and mentorship of future residents to prepare them to enter the marketplace and practice safe medicine with confidence and authority.
authors.forename: Daniel T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: McKenna
authors.forename: Samer G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Mattar
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000639:trends; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008611:Mentors; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016526:Workload; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery