Lee Chen-Hsen, Lee Yue-Chune
Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Arch Surg. 2003 Aug;138(8):922-7. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.138.8.922.
Taiwan is an island located southeast of the Asian continent. Surgery in Taiwan has changed rapidly during the past 20 years. Approximately 4500 surgeons (including orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, and urologists) serve a population of 23 million on this 36000-km(2) island. Much progress has been made in the development of basic science surgical research, the use of new technology, and the improvement of the quality of care of our patients. National Health Insurance was launched in 1995 and has had a great impact on the clinical practice of surgery. To attract more medical graduates to the specialty of surgery and enrich the resources of manpower, reasonable reimbursement and a new education program with efficient core content but no prolongation of the training period are needed.
台湾是位于亚洲大陆东南部的一个岛屿。在过去20年里，台湾的外科手术发展迅速。在这个面积36000平方公里的岛屿上，约4500名外科医生（包括骨科医生、神经外科医生和泌尿科医生）为2300万人口提供服务。在基础科学外科研究的发展、新技术的应用以及患者护理质量的提高方面都取得了很大进展。全民健康保险于1995年推出，对外科临床实践产生了重大影响。为了吸引更多医学毕业生投身外科专业并充实人力资源，需要合理的报销政策以及一个核心内容高效但不延长培训期的新教育项目。
