AUTHOR=Beasley Spencer W.

TITLE=The Challenges Facing Training in Pediatric Surgery Worldwide

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics

VOLUME=1

YEAR=2013

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2013.00024

DOI=10.3389/fped.2013.00024

ISSN=2296-2360

ABSTRACT=<p>Like most specialties, pediatric surgery is becoming more complex, and changes to health systems have not always been in the best interests of trainees or their surgical teachers. This paper outlines four of the current challenges faced by training boards in pediatric surgery worldwide, and documents their implications for the future training of pediatric surgeons.</p>