摘要：General Surgery focuses on the principles and techniques of effective surgical care of the whole person of any age,and is the parent discipline of all surgical specialties. General Surgical practice deals mainly with critical care,alimentary tract,hernias,trauma,endocrine system,breast diseases,cancer surgery and endoscopy. Over the years the production of Specialists in General Surgery has fluctuated both in quality and quantity depending on felt needs. The teaching of surgery has evolved from individual teacher surgeons,to individual teaching hospitals,to University and National Board Certification. A huge push for progress in the practice of General Surgery was made by the development of the residency system of training in the last century. Additionally,over the last two decades,driven by technological breakthroughs in diagnostics and therapeutics and better understanding of etiology and natural course of diseases there has been a quantum change in the management protocols of several diseases. There is a need to introspect regarding Training Goals in General Surgery.
