Position Paper of the Youth Forum DGOU 2010 – part 1
Abstract
The aim of the "Youth Forum of the DGOU" during the Convention 2010 in Heidelberg
was to place a statement concerning the professional politics in the field of Orthopaedic
and Trauma Surgery. The emigration of young German physicians, the occupational image
of the Physician Assistant and the quality of the German residency programs in Orthopaedic
and Trauma Surgery we discussed as main topics.
The main reason for young German physicians to go abroad is, besides better work conditions
and less bureaucracy, the better structured education during residency.
Therefore the "Youth Forum" generally supports the concept of the "physician assistant"
as "a relief from non-physician duties rather than discussing the delegation of true
physician duties".
The "Youth Forum" is looking forward to collaborating on the improvement of the ongoing
education of residents.
In this regard, Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery needs to become more attractive for
young academics. We also support a uniform and nationwide curriculum, which guarantees
a structured education to improve the theoretic, practical and academic skills of
the future specialist in orthopaedic and trauma surgery.
Additional surveys and interviews among the current generation of residents are needed
to further specify the potential goals of such a curriculum. We would like to discuss
the future of our speciality with our colleagues. Therefore different communication
platforms including our website http://www.jf-dgou.de have been created.
