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Olajide Olaolu Ajayi, FRCS, FWACS, FMCS(Nig); Clement Adebayo Adebamowo, FWACS

Arch Surg. 1999;134:206-211.

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INTRODUCTION

Nigeria, like most other developing countries, is today experiencing an increasing incidence of noncommunicable diseases and the unsolved problem of infectious diseases. The role of surgery in the management of these diseases has continued to increase. Surgical training has traditionally been of a high standard, and this has made it possible for surgeons trained in Nigeria to cope with this change in the spectrum of diseases. A low success rate at the diploma examinations and an increasing loss of local talent to foreign countries has increased calls for a modification of the training programs. There is a need to improve the working conditions and environment of surgeons to stem the attrition. Surgery in a poor resource environment demands more, rather than less, skill from the surgeon, and the training programs must ensure that the specialist is adequately equipped to deal . . . [Full Text of this Article]

PREAMBLE

THE BEGINNING

UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING

THE PROGRAM

POSTGRADUATE SURGICAL TRAINING

THE CONTENT

THE CRITIQUE

RESULTS

THE SPECTRUM

RESEARCH

FINANCE

CONCLUSION

From the Department of Surgery, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.

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