The Division of Pediatric Gen-eral Surgery at the University of British Columbia has read
with interest the article entitled:“Does general surgery residency prepare surgeons for …

Background/Purpose: The training of general surgeons in pediatric surgery is an important
educational role of pediatric surgeons (PS). The authored surveyed this training process and …

Background Preparing surgeons for clinical practice is a challenging task for postgraduate
training programs across Canada. The purpose of this study was to examine whether a …

Postgraduate training is a dynamic activity. Over the years it is undergoing increasing
standardization. In the past programs have been haphazard and inconsistent but now …

There is a significant amount of interest among general surgery residency training programs
in North America to have a rotation in an underserved part of the world. Usually, these global …

In order to evaluate how experience in pediatric surgery during residency training affects
attitudes and practice patterns of general surgeons, questionnaires were sent to the 51 …

The article by Potts and colleagues,“Contemporary general surgery resident learning
experience in pediatric surgery,” 1 gives us an important portrayal of the current landscape …

It is unclear whether the changes in Pediatric Surgery training programs have been effective,
or (conversely) have led to unintended consequences. Paradigm shifts in our training model …

The article by Mattar et al1 with the accompanying discussion is a fascinating exploration of
the problems with surgical education today. Although many may disagree, and have …

Pediatric general surgery should be included in the undergraduate medical curriculum for
reasons of improving the total surgical care of infants and children, to enable teachers to …