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  • Title: Mismatch between general surgical trainees' sub-specialist interests and advertised jobs: a cause for concern?
    Author: Cameron IC, Reed MW, Johnson AG.
    Journal: Ann R Coll Surg Engl; 2001 Jul; 83(4):275-8. PubMed ID: 11518379.
    Abstract:
    The main aim of this study was to establish the primary sub-specialist interest of a group of senior general surgical trainees and compare these results with the required sub-specialist interests in consultant vacancies advertised in the British Medical Journal between 3.1.98 and 25.12.99. Colorectal surgery was the most popular sub-specialty amongst trainees (29.4%) followed by upper gastrointestinal/hepato-pancreato-biliary (UGI/HPB) (27.2%) and vascular surgery (24.3%). The least popular sub-specialties were breast/endocrine (11.4%) and transplant (2.9%). A total of 324 consultant jobs were advertised, with the sub-specialist interest required as follows: Colorectal (25.6%), breast/endocrine (23.5%), vascular (20.4%), UGI/HPB (12%) and transplant (5.6%). Although this study only covers a two-year period, there are obvious discrepancies between trainees' sub-specialist interests and consultant vacancies. Whilst the jobs to trainees ratios are well matched in colorectal and vascular surgery, it appears that there are not enough transplant or breast trainees and too many UGI/HPB trainees for the number of jobs available. This problem needs urgent attention to avoid service shortfalls in unpopular sub-specialties and to avoid training people for jobs that do not exist.
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