General Surgery becoming extinct ?

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What's this buzz about General Surgery becoming extinct? 😱

 

[Winged Scapula]

The statement is in reference to the fact that most people coming out of General Surgery residencies do further fellowship training and that general surgery is no longer as "general" or broad based as it once was (ie, with surgeons doing ortho, gyn procedures, etc.).

There will always be a need for good general surgeons but they don't cover the broad spectrum of cases like they once did, except perhaps in more rural areas. Vascular cases are now generally done by Vascular fellowship trained surgeons, Colorectal cases by colorectal surgeons, etc.

 

[Paulista]

Look at the job board.

I really doubt that Gen Surgery will become extinct anytime soon.

ACS's policy is clear on this. They want to train well-rounded Surgeons.
And, their definition of General Surgery is that "general Surgery."

 

[Bovie9]

I know a few laparoscopic-trained surgeons that have a great GS practice. I suppose laparoscopy=general, and I suppose that to be a good GS you will need to incorporate some advanced laparoscopy.