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J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 110(3): 120-122, 2009


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BOARD-CERTIFYING SYSTEMS OF THE JAPAN SURGICAL SOCIETY AND SUBSPECIALTY SURGICAL SOCIETIES

Department of Surgical Oncology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

Satoshi Kondo

In postgraduate training courses to develop superior surgeons with both general and subspecialty surgery competence, board-certifying systems play an important role as guideposts. The board-certified surgeon designation of the Japan Surgical Society as the first guidepost has provided the foundations for board-certified surgeon systems of subspecialty surgical societies as the second guidepost. A committee consisting of representatives from nine surgical societies has been working actively to make these board-certifying systems more reasonable and consistent.


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