Walker A E
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque.
Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1988;94(3-4):99-102. doi: 10.1007/BF01435862.
To summarize this report, it seems that the neurosurgical family has grown up. The children have gone their several ways to elaborate upon the teachings of their mentors and the old folks are being put on the shelf out of the way of the hustling young nut crackers anxious to get to the operating room. If you doubt this conclusion, note that at the Toronto Congress, only 4 of the 37 officers--the old guard--were listed to present papers on the scientific program. One wonders if the experience and wisdom of the older members is not being lost. Is there not a place on the broadening program for invited presentations by senior members? Finally to those who have so unselfishly given of their services to lighten my task in the past dozen years, I extend my thanks and gratitude. To those members, credit is due for any service which the historian may have been able to render to the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.
总结这份报告，神经外科领域似乎已经发展成熟。后辈们各奔东西，去深入钻研导师们的教导，而老一辈则被搁置一旁，不再参与那些急于进入手术室的年轻“碎骨者”们忙碌的工作。如果你对此结论表示怀疑，请注意在多伦多大会上，37名主席团成员（老一代）中只有4人被安排在科学议程上发表论文。人们不禁要问，老成员们的经验和智慧是否正在流失。在不断拓展的议程中，难道没有为资深成员安排特邀演讲的一席之地吗？最后，对于那些在过去十二年里无私奉献、帮我减轻工作负担的人，我表示感谢。对于历史学家能够为世界神经外科协会联盟提供的任何服务，这些成员都功不可没。
