Letters
Training surgeons
The 10 000 hour rule
BMJ 2009; 339 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b5138 (Published 01 December 2009) Cite this as: BMJ 2009;339:b5138
- Donald MacDonald, specialist registrar in urological surgery1,
- Kieran Jefferson, consultant urological surgeon1
- 1University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry CV2 2DX
- donaldmacdonald{at}nhs.net
We welcome Purcell Jackson and Tarpley’s stand on surgical training and wish to add two further points.1 Historically, surgical apprenticeship in the UK has not been of fixed …
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