The history of surgery and surgical training in the UK.

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Payne, T; Toms, JD; Zaidi, A; Thrumurthy, SG (2021) The history of surgery and surgical training in the UK. Pak J Med Sci, 37 (5). pp. 1532-1535. ISSN 1682-024X https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.5.4628
SGUL Authors: Payne, Thomas

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Abstract

Surgery has a rich history, and in order to understand the various training pathways for aspiring surgeons one must have an appreciation of the evolution of surgery. This manuscript aims to deliver a brief review of the history of surgery, and explore the historical moments that have shaped the training pathway of surgeons in the United Kingdom (UK), and in doing so disseminate the latest information about surgical training in the UK.

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Article

Additional Information:

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords:

History, Surgery, Training, UK, Surgery, Training, UK, History, 11 Medical and Health Sciences, General & Internal Medicine

SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre:

Academic Structure > Institute of Medical & Biomedical Education (IMBE)
Academic Structure > Institute of Medical & Biomedical Education (IMBE) > Centre for Clinical Education (INMECE )

Journal or Publication Title:

Pak J Med Sci

ISSN:

1682-024X

Language:

eng

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