DOI: 10.1308/147363508X284775

Author: Lu, Yong-Ming¹

Source: Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Volume 90, Number 3, March 2008 , pp. 84-86(3)

Abstract:

Many of the problems in the structure of surgical training in our society seem to occur in China as well. Drs Lu and Fau have shown that there is diversity of training opportunities and facilities among Chinese hospitals. Communication skills are becoming as necessary in the East as they are in Western medical practice. It is interesting to note the perceived unmet demand for GPs within China. Our own trainees may feel that they are now contributing to the costs of their training with falling (stolen) study leave budgets but trainee surgeons' salaries in China are a mere fraction of those in the UK. Thankfully, in the UK we don't reduce the training time for those with postgraduate degrees. Perhaps worthwhile exchanges between Chinese and UK surgical trainees may be more feasible following last year's council visit to China?

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Department of Surgery, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical College, Zhejiang, China