title: Education and Training to Address Specific Needs During the Career Progression of Surgeons.
abstract: Surgeons have specific education and training needs as they enter practice, progress through the core period of active practice, and then as they wind down their clinical work before retirement. These transitions and the career progression process, combined with the dynamic health care environment, present specific opportunities for innovative education and training based on practice-based learning and improvement, and continuous professional development methods. Cutting-edge technologies, blended models, simulation, mentoring, preceptoring, and integrated approaches can play critical roles in supporting surgeons as they provide the best surgical care throughout various phases of their careers.
authors.forename: Ajit K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sachdeva
authors.affiliation: Division of Education, American College of Surgeons, 633 North Saint Clair Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Patrice Gabler
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Blair
authors.affiliation: Division of Education, American College of Surgeons, 633 North Saint Clair Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Linda K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Lupi
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D002568:Certification; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008007:Licensure, Medical; D011364:Professional Practice; D014481:United States
keywords: Development of expertise; Education and training; Entry into surgical practice; Lifelong learning in surgery; Mentoring, preceptoring, coaching, proctoring; Professional activities in late surgical careers; Reentry into surgical practice; Skills in new procedures and technologies