Surgical tuition within Irish hospitals: a national survey

ConclusionIn surgery, the apprenticeship model is still the framework for developing the surgeons of the future. In attempting to produce a highly skilled workforce for the future, we rely on those in senior positions to train those coming through; higher surgical trainees are relied on to teach the core surgical trainees and so on. Our study shows a low level of formalisation of this model.
Source: Irish Journal of Medical Science - Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research