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Surgery treatment of injuries, excision and/or repair of pathological conditions By means of manual, operative and instrumental procedures Surgery Middle English surgerie, Old French cirurgerie Latin chīrūrgia Greek kheirourgiā working by hand : kheir , hand + ergon , work
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Surgery treatment of injuries, excision and/or repair of pathological conditions By means of manual, operative and instrumental procedures
Surgery • Middle English surgerie, • Old French cirurgerie • Latin chīrūrgia • Greek kheirourgiā • working by hand : kheir, hand + ergon, work
Skills needed for a Surgical Career • Intelligence, dedication, resilience, good decision making abilities • Dexterity • Manual • Good hand/eye coordination • 3D thinking • Team working
General surgery Cardiothoracic Neurosurgery Ophthalmology Orthopaedic surgery Otolaryngology (ENT) Paediatric surgery Plastic surgery Urology Surgical Specialties
General Surgical Sub-Specialties • Upper Gastro-Intestinal Surgery • Colo-Rectal Surgery • Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery (HPB) • Breast & Endocrine Surgery • Vascular Surgery • Transplantation
Procedures • ‘open’ surgical • Endoluminal • Endovascular • Minimally Invasive
Procedures • ‘Open’ surgical • Endoluminal • Endovascular • Minimally Invasive
Women in Surgery • * Dept of Health September 2004, up to 70% of medical students were female BUT • 52% of PRHOs • 25% of SHOs • 15% of SpRs • 6.3% of consultant surgeons • Immediate aim is to at least double number of female consultant surgeons