[A survey on surgical training during residency in Sweden - description of the current state]

Practical training for new surgeons differs between institutions, and standards are mostly lacking. The largest problems seem to occur during the first years, when novices begin their specialty training, (specialisttjänstgöring in Swedish). A large number of scientific publications are available, but the they are usually limited to one specific procedure or one surgical specialty, and the results are rarely applied in practice. Scientifically validated and systematic methods for basic training outside the operating room have been called for over the last decade, but the main part of the training still takes place during surgery on patients. In order to evaluate the practising of manual skills among doctors doing their training within surgical specialties, a survey with fourteen questions was carried out. The results show shortcomings that seem easy to remedy in the short term, but long term studies on the subject are required to better understand and systematize surgical training.