Education, Education, Education

Abstract

The development and training of the next generation of orthopaedic surgeons is becoming more and more difficult. The problems are somewhat multifactorial – the limitation of working time and moves to a full shift system have limited ‘contact time’ somewhat, with the trainee often spending much less time with their trainer. This lack of exposure has been compounded with dramatic changes in working life. With morale perhaps at its lowest ebb in the time I have been in medicine, doctors and medical students at every level are becoming increasingly disenfranchised, which inevitably impacts on willingness to learn …