Declining interest in general surgical training - Challenging misconceptions and improving access at undergraduate level.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, general surgery has faced a decline in applicants for postgraduate training. The St. George's Surgical Society hosted a national surgical conference with an aim to explore the reasons for the decline and to investigate the effectiveness of a one-day intervention on students' perceptions of general surgery and surgical skills.

Materials and methods

The conference took place on 20th January 2018 at St. George's, University of London. During the conference, medical students received lectures on "careers in surgery" and small-group workshops introducing students to simulation-based laparoscopic machines. Delegates were invited to complete before and after questionnaires looking at various domains; (1) Perceptions of general surgery, (2) Simulation ski

SUBMITTER: Thomas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6423304 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature