Training the registrar or the fellow? Time to choose?

摘要

The bell sounds. The fellow and the registrar enter the ring, both eager to prove themselves worthy. The consultants sit ringside in trepidation, watching as the contenders prance gracefully around the ring. Only the wormiest wins the opportunity to be trained. Although some may laugh dismissively at this dramatic picture bom from an overactive imagination, for many surgical trainees, this is the unspoken truth, the harsh reality that surgical training delivers on a daily basis. Who gets to be trained - the fellow or the registrar?