Should research be integrated in the trainig of the surgeon?

Surgery is an action oriented medical specialty. Training excellent surgeons requires explicit and outcome predictable educational processes, so improve educational programmes in surgery are likely to represent better health for society. Given the extraordinary scientific-technical progress achieved, numerous surgical authorities suggest that the remarkable development of surgical research it needs its integrated in the classical teaching of Surgery. Specific, it is about determining if during the period of residence the postgraduate must investigate and if this activity is assumed and undertaken, know what to research, what kind of research you should do and for how long. How to integrate research training in the context of surgical learning is still a controversial topic; however, many countries promote integration of research training during the residence period, although they are important differences of opinion in the right paper and the structure of research in surgical training. For its objetives, philosophy that sustains it and positive effects on personal scientific education, it is concluded that it is convenient and necessary to incorporate surgical research in the training curriculum of surgeons.