Elnikety Sherif, Badr Eman, Abdelaal Ahmed
College of Medicine and Health Science, Department of Surgery, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE
Medical Education, University of Buckingham, Buckingham, UK.
Postgrad Med J. 2022 Nov;98(1165):820-823. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2021-139862. Epub 2021 May 3.
Postgraduate training in surgical specialties is one of the longest training programmes in the medical field. Most of the surgical training programmes require 5-6 years of postgraduate training to become qualified. This is usually followed by 1-2 years of fellowship training in a subspecialised interest. This has been the case for the last 20-30 years with no significant change. The surgical practice is transforming quickly due to the advances in medical technology. This transformation is not matched in the postgraduate training, there is minimal exposure to the new technological advances in early years of postgraduate training. The current postgraduate training in surgical specialties is not fit for the future. Early exposure to robotic and artificial intelligence technologies is required. To achieve this, a significant transformation of surgical training is necessary, which requires a new vision and involves significant investment. We discuss the need for this transformation in the postgraduate surgical specialties training and analyse the threats and opportunities in relation to this transformation.
外科专业的研究生培训是医学领域中最长的培训项目之一。大多数外科培训项目需要5至6年的研究生培训才能合格。之后通常会有1至2年在亚专业领域的进修培训。在过去的20至30年里一直如此,没有显著变化。由于医疗技术的进步,外科实践正在迅速转变。这种转变在研究生培训中并未得到相应体现,在研究生培训的早期阶段,对新技术进步的接触极少。当前外科专业的研究生培训并不适合未来发展。需要尽早接触机器人技术和人工智能技术。要实现这一点,外科培训必须进行重大变革,这需要新的视野并涉及大量投资。我们讨论了外科专业研究生培训中这种变革的必要性,并分析了与这种变革相关的威胁和机遇。