Organ harvesting as a mandatory training step of all PGY1 and PGY2 surgical residents
https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2022.3.371
Accepted: July 9, 2022
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To the Editor,
Good surgical training is essential for the formation of excellent surgeons, consequently providing the best possible care for our patients in the future. Considering the increase in surgeon shortage over the last two decades (estimated between 14,300 and 23,400 by the year 2032 only in the US), it is important for filling the national health system's needs as well [...].
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