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While the author may make some valid points about the necessity of
including education on the technical competence of surgeons, particularly
in the handling of tissues, his exhortation not to let the previous
authors get away with a statement may be turned upon himself. Scuba
divers are not trained by apprenticeship, neither are pilots. More
importantly, astronauts are not trained by apprenticeship. Supervised
training that is tailored to the needs of those being educated, with clear
learning outcomes within condensed focussed sessions is the way forward.
Many of us have seen (or been trained by) those who could not teach or who
should not operate. How many of these individuals instilled in us, bad
habits that might never be erased, including the yearning for the past
with illusions to the apprenticeship model.
Good old fashioned apprenticeship
While the author may make some valid points about the necessity of
including education on the technical competence of surgeons, particularly
in the handling of tissues, his exhortation not to let the previous
authors get away with a statement may be turned upon himself. Scuba
divers are not trained by apprenticeship, neither are pilots. More
importantly, astronauts are not trained by apprenticeship. Supervised
training that is tailored to the needs of those being educated, with clear
learning outcomes within condensed focussed sessions is the way forward.
Many of us have seen (or been trained by) those who could not teach or who
should not operate. How many of these individuals instilled in us, bad
habits that might never be erased, including the yearning for the past
with illusions to the apprenticeship model.
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