Takeaways from a hundred and fifty years of surgical education: A chief resident's perspective Lecciones de ciento cincuenta años de educación en cirugía: perspectiva de un jefe de residentes

Nearly 150 years ago, circa 1870, Theodor Billroth, considered one of the greatest surgeons of all time, wrote a monograph entitled, ¿Teaching and Learning the Medical Sciences in German Universities¿. Almost twenty years later, in 1889, William Halsted developed the first formal surgical training program, attributing the idea of the European model of surgical training he gathered from Theodor Billroth. The manner in which Billroth selected young trainees highlighted the talents he reckoned indispensable for a good surgeon. This viewpoint emphasizes ten attributes that for a chief resident are indispensable for becoming a successful surgical resident, and at the end of the surgical training, a well-rounded and technically competent surgeon who is grounded in the principles of general surgery. © 2020 Elsevier España, S.L.U.

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