One hundred years of the Association of Surgeons in the Netherlands. VI. The training

Over the last 25 years the organisation and content of the residency training program for general surgeons have been adapted to meet the needs of changing surgical practice. Recently more profound changes have been dictated by the Dutch Working Hours Act, which has strictly limited the working hours...

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Published inNederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde Vol. 146; no. 26; p. 1238
Main Authors Guicherit, O R, Bruijninckx, C M A, van Schilfgaarde, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageDutch
Published Netherlands 29.06.2002
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Clinical Competence
General Surgery - education
General Surgery - history
History, 20th Century
Internship and Residency - history
Netherlands
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling - history
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling - legislation & jurisprudence
Societies, Medical - history
Teaching - history
Teaching - methods
Netherlands
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Summary:Over the last 25 years the organisation and content of the residency training program for general surgeons have been adapted to meet the needs of changing surgical practice. Recently more profound changes have been dictated by the Dutch Working Hours Act, which has strictly limited the working hours of resident physicians. With this the emphasis will be on improving theoretical and practical training methods. Because of the limiting working hours resident physicians will have a smaller role in patient care. These changes will require a huge effort from both the teaching surgeons and the resident physicians, as well as substantial financial investments from the government and healthcare providers.
ISSN:0028-2162