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The Aging of Our Surgical Educators. Carl E. Haisch , M.D. East Carolina University Panel APDS March 2012. Panel Members.
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The Aging of Our Surgical Educators Carl E. Haisch, M.D. East Carolina University Panel APDS March 2012
Panel Members • Dr. J. Patrick O’Leary – Executive Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Assistant VP Strategic Planning, Florida International University, Herbert Wetheim College of Medicine • Dr. Patricia Numann – President of the American College of Surgeons, Lloyd S. Rogers Professor Emeritus, Upstate Medical University • Dr. Thomas Whalen – CMO of Lehigh Valley Hospital System
Goals of the Panel • Examine the Demographics of General Surgeons • Examine the Needs for Training both Medical Students and Residents • Transitioning to the Role of Senior Surgeon • Evaluate How Senior Surgeons can be Utilized in Training both Medical Students and General Surgery Residents • When Should a Senior Surgeon Stop Operating
Demographics of General Surgeons • Review University Faculty • Data on All Surgeons • Changing Number of Learners
Shortage of General Surgeons • Access to Care and the Surgeon Shortage • American Surgical Association Forum • George F. Sheldon • Annals of Surgery October 2010 • The Developing Crisis in the National General Surgery Workforce • Joseph B. Cofer and Phillip Burns • JACS May 2008
Supply and Demand • Increased Class Sizes of Medical Students • Number of New Medical Schools • Allopathic • Osteopathic
Medical Student Enrollment Medical School Enrollment Survey AAMC June 2011
Problems Present for Trainers • Gap Between • Marked Need for Trainers within the next 5 years • Supply of Trainers within the next 5 years • Pressured to Produce • Clinically • Research
Summary • Number of Trainees will increase • No Major Change General Surgeons Produced • Trainers are Aging • The Number of Active Surgeons is Decreasing
Conclusions • Make Sure we are Utilizing Senior Faculty Wisely • Need to Think about Ways to Increase the Number of trainers