title: Medical School Training for the Surgeon.
abstract: This review outlines the current state of undergraduate medical education for the surgeon in training, and highlights ongoing efforts to improve the preparation of graduating students entering surgical residency. Possible models for improved integration of specialty specific training in medical school are explored, and future directions in undergraduate surgical education are considered in the context of ongoing curricular initiatives in medical schools within North America.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5343, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Scally
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9031, USA. Electronic address: Rebecca.Minter@UTSouthwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Rebecca M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Minter
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D014481:United States
keywords: Entrustable professional activities; Medical education; Surgery resident prep curriculum