Inventing our future: training the next generation of surgeon innovators.

Full Abstract

Current surgical care and technology has evolved over the centuries from the interplay between creative surgeons and new technologies. As both fields become more specialized, that interplay is threatened. A 2-year educational fellowship is described which teaches both the process and the discipline of medical/surgical device innovation. Multi-disciplinary teams (surgeons, engineers, business grads) are assembled to educate a generation of translators, who can bridge the gap between scientific and technologic advances and the needs of the physician and the patient.

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Author information

Author/s: Krummel, Thomas M (TM); Gertner, Michael (M); Makower, Josh (J); Milroy, Craig (C); Gurtner, Geoff (G); Woo, Russell (R); Riskin, Daniel J (DJ); Binyamin, Gary (G); Connor, Jessica Anne (JA); Mery, Carlos M (CM); Shafi, Bilal M (BM); Yock, Paul G (PG);

Affiliation: Stanford University, Stanford, California. Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Stanford, CA 94305-5784, USA. tkrummel(-atsign-)stanford.edu <tkrummel(-atsign-)stanford.edu>

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Seminars in pediatric surgery (Semin Pediatr Surg), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Nov; vol 15 (issue 4) : pp 309-18

Dates: Created 2006/10/23; Completed 2007/02/12; Revised 2008/11/21;

PMID: 17055962, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Humans
Internship and Residency
Surgical Equipment
Surgical Instruments
Technology, Medical - instrumentation
Training Support
United States

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