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Recent influences such as the European Working Time Directive and Modernising Medical Careers have driven radical changes to the traditional apprenticeship model of surgical training in the UK.
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Prompts review of UK surgical training adequacy; leaves open validated competency metrics for post-apprenticeship models.
Discusses the impact of recent directives and programs on the traditional surgical training model in the UK.
Fleming et al. (2010) conducted a review in Surgical education and training. Changes in postgraduate specialty training (EWTD, MMC, ISCP) vs. Traditional apprenticeship model was evaluated. Recent influences such as the European Working Time Directive and Modernising Medical Careers have driven radical changes to the traditional apprenticeship model of surgical training in the UK.
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