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Modernising the higher surgical training in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery in Ireland: taking the middle path approach

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Traditionally, the UK and Ireland have followed the same postgraduate surgical training of orthopaedic surgeons. Modernising medical careers (MMC) and European Working Time Directive (EWTD) have radically changed the way surgical training is delivered in the UK. In Ireland, however, the traditional structure of surgical training system continues with an emphasis to modernise the training with more objective assessment tools. The aim of this review is to highlight the current differences in the higher surgical training in Orthopaedics in the UK and Ireland.

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  1. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland

    M. K. Sayana

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, AMNCH, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland

    M. Ashraf

  3. Abraham Colles Professor, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland

    J. O’Byrne

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Sayana, M.K., Ashraf, M. & O’Byrne, J. Modernising the higher surgical training in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery in Ireland: taking the middle path approach. Ir J Med Sci 178, 389–392 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-009-0322-8

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