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The challenges facing training in pediatric surgery worldwide

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FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
Volume 1, Issue -, Pages -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2013.00024

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surgical training; surgical education; pediatric surgery; surgical workforce; neonatal surgery; international medical graduates; safe working hours; foreign aid

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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.

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