Reading for the CSiG examination: a survey of current journals

Preparing for the new Clinical Surgery in General (CSiG) section of the Fellowship examination requires the reading of textbooks and surgical journals, the taking of mock clinicals and practice vivas. The increasing number of journals in the different branches of surgery makes it difficult for trainees to keep abreast of the current literature. A survey of surgical journals currently available in most postgraduate libraries was performed over a six-month period in order to try and identify those journals, or sections of journals, which offered most educational benefit for the CSiG candidate. We found that certain journals consistently provide excellent reviews and teaching articles and we recommend a personal reading list based on this survey.