Will There Be A Good General Surgeon When You Need One?

Introduction The Public Policy & Advocacy Committee sponsored the panel on the topic of “Will There Be a General Surgeon When You Need One?” at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the SSAT. Summary The panel of experts was convened to formulate recommendations to help general surgeons adapt to the changi...

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Published in:Journal of gastrointestinal surgery 2014-05, Vol.18 (5), p.1032-1039
Main Authors: Goldberg, Ross F., Reid-Lombardo, Kaye M., Hoyt, David, Pellegrini, Carlos, Rattner, David W., Kent, Tara, Jones, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Advocacy
Cholecystectomy
Digestive System Surgical Procedures - trends
Education, Medical - economics
Electronic Health Records
Gastroenterology
General Surgery - standards
General Surgery - trends
Health care policy
Health Care Reform - economics
Health Policy - economics
Health Policy - trends
Humans
Medical education
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Politics
Population Growth
Public policy
Scholarships & fellowships
Surgeons
Surgery
Thoracic surgery
United States
Workforce
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Summary:Introduction The Public Policy & Advocacy Committee sponsored the panel on the topic of “Will There Be a General Surgeon When You Need One?” at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the SSAT. Summary The panel of experts was convened to formulate recommendations to help general surgeons adapt to the changing landscape which will undoubtedly affect the practice of surgery in the future. The invited speakers were Drs. David Hoyt, Carlos Pellegrini, Kaye M. Reid-Lombardo, and David Rattner. The session was moderated by Drs. Ross Goldberg and Tara Kent. The invited presentations and audience commentary are the basis of this manuscript.
ISSN:1091-255X
1873-4626
DOI:10.1007/s11605-013-2416-x