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Published on: August 17, 2022
The next frontier of acute care general surgery: fellowship training
Paul T Engels1, Jennie Lee2, Timothy R Rice2
1From the Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Engels, Rice, Nenshi); the Department of Surgery, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Oakville, Ont. (Lee); the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball); the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. (Hameed); the Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Widder); the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Minor); the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. (Ahmed); the Department of Surgery, Western University, London, Ont. (Parry, Vogt) engelsp@mcmaster.ca.
Abstract:
Acute care surgery (ACS) is an area of surgical specialization within general surgery and a model for clinical care delivery that has proliferated over the last 2 decades. Models of ACS in Canada exist in both academic and community settings and are used to manage patients in need of emergency general surgery (EGS) care, with or without the provision of trauma care. The implementation of the ACS model has changed the landscape of patient care, surgical education and the workforce, providing an option for some general surgeons to exclude EGS care from their regular practice. The rise of ACS as a concentration of surgical skill and content expertise has resulted in the establishment of dedicated ACS fellowship training programs. This is a landmark in the evolution of general surgery, as well as a stepping stone on the path to improving patient care, surgical education and scholarly endeavour in this field.
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