Sonoo Hiroshi
Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Nihon Geka Gakkai Zasshi. 2012 Nov;113(6):512-4.
It was common for specialists in endocrine and thyroid surgery to join both the Japan Association of Endocrine Surgeons (with membership of approximately 1,000 surgeons and urologists) and the Japanese Society of Thyroid Surgery (with membership of approximately 1,000 surgeons and otolaryngologists), which was established in 2008. On January 1, 2009, the category of specialist in endocrine and thyroid surgery was created, and as of January 2012, 358 specialists were listed. The first specialist examination (written and oral) will be conducted in October 2012, allowing specialists to be certified. There are now total of 127 authorized and associated institutions. This report gives an outline of this system and future issues to be addressed.
内分泌与甲状腺外科专家同时加入日本内分泌外科医生协会（会员约1000名外科医生和泌尿科医生）和日本甲状腺外科学会（会员约1000名外科医生和耳鼻喉科医生）是很常见的，日本甲状腺外科学会成立于2008年。2009年1月1日，设立了内分泌与甲状腺外科专家类别，截至2012年1月，登记在册的专家有358名。首次专家考试（笔试和口试）将于2012年10月举行，通过考试的专家将获得认证。目前共有127家授权和相关机构。本报告概述了该系统及未来需要解决的问题。
