Al-Rabeeah Abdullah
Saudi Med J. 2003 May;24 Suppl:S9-10.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is a large country with a population approaching 20 million people. It is a relatively young country, only united in 1932. The health services started with limited resources and very small clinics, and gradually reached highly sophisticated modern hospitals, medical centers and cities. The rapid growth of health services has also been accompanied by a well-planned saudization process in manpower, to run such services. This was reflected by investing in scholarships, training courses and finally establishing the Saudi Council for Health Specialties, which provide structured training programs. Pediatric surgery is one of the youngest specialties to grow in KSA. It only received attention after 1980. However, in over 20 years, it has rapidly grown to become a well-recognized specialty with approximately 50 pediatric surgery specialists and consultants practicing in the field. Also lately, the sub-specialty fellowship in pediatric surgery was approved as a 3-year training program following general surgery training. In summary, this review will highlight the rapid growth of health services in Saudi Arabia and the vision for the future to provide a modern medicine to parallel the country's growth and civilization.
沙特阿拉伯王国（KSA）是一个大国，人口接近2000万。它是一个相对年轻的国家，直到1932年才实现统一。其医疗服务起步时资源有限，诊所规模很小，后来逐渐发展到拥有高度先进的现代化医院、医疗中心和城市。医疗服务的快速发展还伴随着一项精心规划的人力沙特化进程，以运营这些服务。这体现在对奖学金、培训课程的投资上，最终成立了沙特卫生专业委员会，该委员会提供结构化培训项目。小儿外科是沙特阿拉伯发展起来的最年轻的专业之一。它在1980年之后才受到关注。然而，在20多年的时间里，它迅速发展成为一个广为人知的专业领域，约有50名小儿外科专家和顾问在该领域执业。最近，小儿外科亚专业 fellowship 也被批准为继普通外科培训之后的一个为期3年的培训项目。总之，本综述将突出沙特阿拉伯医疗服务的快速发展以及未来为提供与国家发展和文明相匹配的现代医学的愿景。
