title: Is there a future for surgery as a profession?
authors.affiliation: York NHS teaching Hospital Trust, Scarborough, UK johnmacfie@aol.com.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: MacFie
mesh_terms: D032982:Contracts; D004995:Ethics, Professional / Q000193:education*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D024382:Professional Role / Q000523:psychology*; D012606:Scotland; D013038:Specialization / Q000639:trends*; D013222:State Medicine; D066231:Surgeons / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology* / Q000639:trends