title: [Requirements for final year medical studies in the era of generation Y - implementation for general and visceral surgery at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich].
abstract: The revision of the medical licensing regulations in 2012 has changed the underlying conditions for the practical year (PY), especially in the sense of markedly more flexibility for the medical students. The driving force for these and future changes, however, is not the legislature but rather the students themselves who are explicitly demanding that their training be adapted to their requirements and wishes. Time for the realisation of personal aims, planning of leisure time activities, for the family and social contacts as well as an altogether balanced work-life balance have replaced the wish for professional advancement as premise for the lifestyle of generation Y. Many hospitals, especially the privately-supported, attract students with special offers - university hospitals are called upon to defend their position in the competition for newly qualified students. The present article describes the changes of 2012 as part of a programme for a sustainable increase in the attractivity of the surgical PY at the Ludwig-Maximilian University (LMU) in Munich.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemeine, Viszeral-, Transplantations-, Gefäß- und Thoraxchirurgie, Klinikum der Universität München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Albertsmeier
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemeine, Viszeral-, Transplantations-, Gefäß- und Thoraxchirurgie, Klinikum der Universität München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pratschke
authors.affiliation: PJ-Koordination, Klinikum der Universität München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Raes
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemeine, Viszeral-, Transplantations-, Gefäß- und Thoraxchirurgie, Klinikum der Universität München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemeine, Viszeral-, Transplantations-, Gefäß- und Thoraxchirurgie, Klinikum der Universität München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Angele
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D005858:Germany; D006785:Hospitals, University; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008007:Licensure, Medical; D008019:Life Style; D012577:Schools, Medical; D014781:Viscera / Q000601:surgery*; D016526:Workload