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Pediatric Surgery and University
1Pediatric Surgery Department. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias. Oviedo (Spain). Surgery Department. University of Oviedo.
Introduction:
Pediatric Surgery studies in Spanish universities are not regulated, and their situation varies significantly from one region to another.
Materials And Methods:
A descriptive study by means of a survey directly addressed to the heads of the 47 Spanish healthcare units was carried out.
Results:
Only 33 pediatric surgeons currently teach at the university level. Most of them are employed (associate professors) and assigned to non-surgical departments. The degree of teaching accreditation of these professionals is meager.
Conclusion:
It is necessary to reflect deeply on the absence of our specialty in universities and, conversely, on the scarce presence of university studies and research in healthcare units.
