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Are you interested in the general surgery of childhood?

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Currently, most operations on children are performed by general surgeons and urologists operating in DGHs rather than by paediatric surgeons operating in tertiary centres. These operations are referred to as "the general surgery of childhood" and include herniotomies, circumcisions and orchidopexies. However, the majority of the DGH consultants performing these operations are due to retire in the next few years, and currently very few general surgery trainees are declaring an interest in paediatric surgery. If this situation continues, there will have to profound changes in either the way the service to children is delivered or to the training of surgeons who will operate in DGHs. One suggestion has been to compel all general surgery SpRs (or MMC equivalent) to undergo 6 months of paediatric surgery experience. Please leave comments in the forum associated with this link or email me directly at richard.lindley@liv.ac.uk
What level/year of training are you?
BST/SHO
SpR Year 1
SpR Year 2
SpR Year 3
SpR Year 4
SpR Year 5
SpR Year 6+
Consultant/associate specialist
What is your current level of paediatric surgery exposure/experience?
Medical school
BST/SHO rotation
SpR
What is your intended speciality?
General surgery
Urology
Other speciality
Don't know
Would you be interested in performing general surgery of childhood as part of a consultant post in a district general hospital?
Yes
No
Don't know/not sure
Would you be prepared/willing to undergo 6 months training in the general surgery of childhood as part of your SpR/MMC training?
Yes
No
Don't know/not sure
This poll was created on 2005-12-08 11:28:33 by Richard Lindley