title: Leadership and training.
abstract: Against the background of substantial changes in the field of healthcare in Austria, the specialization in surgery must be reconsidered starting from modified points of view. However, in this context, the new training regulations are not the only standard: the training officers must show leadership skills by paying attention to the modified framework conditions and by promoting a new corporate culture related to training with innovating concepts. The challenge of the threatening quality loss in surgery can only be addressed in this way.
authors.affiliation: Department of Visceral-, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Center of Operative Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstraße 35, Innsbruck, 6020 Austria.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Öfner
keywords: Surgical training; Work-life-balance; Working hours