from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma in Pittsburgh
Decreasing numbers of medical school graduates who choose to go into surgery and the impending surgical workforce shortage are famliar laments among surgeons these days. AAST’s outgoing president Dr. Gregory J. Jurkovich’s plenary address this morning was no exception. Surgeons seem [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Surgery’
October 1, 2009
When I grow up…
March 30, 2009
Where Do Incompetent Surgical Trainees Go?
From the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, New Orleans.
It’s something you might not want to contemplate: what happens to surgeons who don’t really shine during training for their chosen specialty? Do they get the equivalent of social advancement and, thus, are turned loose to operate regardless of their competency? Or are they held back in the interest [...]
February 5, 2009
Men in Black
Academic Surgical Congress; Ft. Myers, Florida
It turns out that I didn’t need to wear that red sweater to stand out in the crowd of surgeons today at the Academic Surgical Congress. My gender was enough. I spent the day surrounded by men in black suits—OK, so some were navy and charcoal too.
It’s not that there [...]
