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When a Surgeon Should Retire?.
Author(s):
1. Ishtiaq Ahmed: Department of Surgery, Al-Nafees Medical College and Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan
Abstract:
The question that when a surgeon should retire has been the subject under discussion since long. In the present era, medical education, knowledge, training, and technology are evolving at a rapid pace. At the other end, age causes decline in physical and cognitive performance. So the older a surgeon is, the more likely that he is remote from his initial education and training in his specialty. Research also proves that the senior surgeons are hesitant to plan for their retirement. So far there is no definitive study matching surgical outcomes to surgeons' age. The author believes that work done in related domains can provide a better understanding of physician aging and cognition issues, and thus can suggest more effective strategies towards continuous professional development and lifelong learning in medicine.
Page(s): 424-429
DOI: DOI not available
Published: Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 26, Issue: 5, Year: 2016
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