J Am Coll Surg. 1995 Apr;180(4):481-4.
Developments in the specialty of general surgery have never been more important, nor have the opportunities for general surgeons been more exciting, than at the present. Technologic advances and the expansion of basic knowledge of surgical diseases have contributed to this renaissance of the field. It is of utmost importance that general surgeons seize the opportunity to participate in the education of medical students at all levels in the undergraduate years, seek to improve the surgical clerkships, and strive for the optimal learning environment for surgical residents. Through these means, the best and the brightest students will be attracted to general surgery as a career and will be retained in the practice of general surgery upon completion of residency training. Education of the student preparing for a nonsurgical career in the fundamental concepts underlying surgical therapy must be kept at the forefront of an undergraduate surgical curriculum. Integration and coordination of graduate surgical education in all of the general surgery-based specialties is an important obligation for the future, as knowledge expands in each specialty and the need for more specialty-specific education becomes apparent.
普通外科专业的发展从未像现在这样重要，普通外科医生面临的机遇也从未像现在这样令人兴奋。技术进步和外科疾病基础知识的扩展促成了该领域的复兴。至关重要的是，普通外科医生要抓住机会参与本科阶段各级医学生的教育，努力改善外科实习课程，并为外科住院医师争取最佳学习环境。通过这些方式，最优秀、最聪明的学生将被吸引到普通外科领域作为职业选择，并在完成住院医师培训后继续从事普通外科工作。为准备从事非外科职业的学生开展外科治疗基本概念的教育，必须始终处于本科外科课程的前沿。随着各专科知识的扩展以及对更多专科特定教育需求的显现，整合和协调所有以普通外科为基础的专科的研究生外科教育是未来的一项重要任务。
