Especialidades derivadas de la cirugía general: revisión de brechas e intención de residentes de la especialidad en Chile

The fragmentation of a general specialty in subspecialties or derived specialties is a widely spread reality. Chilean health care system is becoming more complex, requiring more specialists. On the other hand, doctors in specialty training increasingly choose a subspecialty to continue their trainin...

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Autores principales:	Grasset,Eugenio, Obaíd,Miguel
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2018
Materias:	General Surgery Internship and Residency Specialties, Surgical Surgeons
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0034-988720180011013252019-02-13Especialidades derivadas de la cirugía general: revisión de brechas e intención de residentes de la especialidad en ChileGrasset,EugenioObaíd,Miguel General Surgery Internship and Residency Specialties, Surgical Surgeons The fragmentation of a general specialty in subspecialties or derived specialties is a widely spread reality. Chilean health care system is becoming more complex, requiring more specialists. On the other hand, doctors in specialty training increasingly choose a subspecialty to continue their training and professional development. This contrasts with the growing need for well-trained general surgeons. We aimed to compare the evidence about the needs for general surgeons and the perspectives of Chilean physicians about their specialty training. A literature review about the intention of specialization in Chilean general surgery residents and the gaps in the Chilean health system, was performed. As of December 2016, there were 2,103 general surgeons in Chile, of whom 598 (28%) also have a subspecialty. Among the latter, 49% are plastic or vascular surgeons, which are also the specialties with the greatest demand in the public system. According to estimates of the Chilean Ministry of Health, on that year there was a deficit of 285 general surgeons and 142 subspecialists. These figures correspond to 18.5% and 23.8% of the existing resources. A survey published in 2009 reported that 78% of trainees in general surgery would prefer to continue studying a subspecialty, following the trend observed in the USA and Europe. Therefore, there is a disproportion between the intentions of general surgery trainees and the needs for these professionals in Chile.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.146 n.11 20182018-11-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872018001101325es10.4067/S0034-98872018001101325
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spellingShingle	General Surgery Internship and Residency Specialties, Surgical Surgeons Grasset,Eugenio Obaíd,Miguel Especialidades derivadas de la cirugía general: revisión de brechas e intención de residentes de la especialidad en Chile
description	The fragmentation of a general specialty in subspecialties or derived specialties is a widely spread reality. Chilean health care system is becoming more complex, requiring more specialists. On the other hand, doctors in specialty training increasingly choose a subspecialty to continue their training and professional development. This contrasts with the growing need for well-trained general surgeons. We aimed to compare the evidence about the needs for general surgeons and the perspectives of Chilean physicians about their specialty training. A literature review about the intention of specialization in Chilean general surgery residents and the gaps in the Chilean health system, was performed. As of December 2016, there were 2,103 general surgeons in Chile, of whom 598 (28%) also have a subspecialty. Among the latter, 49% are plastic or vascular surgeons, which are also the specialties with the greatest demand in the public system. According to estimates of the Chilean Ministry of Health, on that year there was a deficit of 285 general surgeons and 142 subspecialists. These figures correspond to 18.5% and 23.8% of the existing resources. A survey published in 2009 reported that 78% of trainees in general surgery would prefer to continue studying a subspecialty, following the trend observed in the USA and Europe. Therefore, there is a disproportion between the intentions of general surgery trainees and the needs for these professionals in Chile.
author	Grasset,Eugenio Obaíd,Miguel
author_facet	Grasset,Eugenio Obaíd,Miguel
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title	Especialidades derivadas de la cirugía general: revisión de brechas e intención de residentes de la especialidad en Chile
title_short	Especialidades derivadas de la cirugía general: revisión de brechas e intención de residentes de la especialidad en Chile
title_full	Especialidades derivadas de la cirugía general: revisión de brechas e intención de residentes de la especialidad en Chile
title_fullStr	Especialidades derivadas de la cirugía general: revisión de brechas e intención de residentes de la especialidad en Chile
title_full_unstemmed	Especialidades derivadas de la cirugía general: revisión de brechas e intención de residentes de la especialidad en Chile
title_sort	especialidades derivadas de la cirugía general: revisión de brechas e intención de residentes de la especialidad en chile
publisher	Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate	2018
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Especialidades derivadas de la cirugía general: revisión de brechas e intención de residentes de la especialidad en Chile

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