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Plastic Surgery Training In India – Past, Present And Future
Leon Alexander , Leon Alexander
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Leon Alexander. Plastic surgery training in India – past, present and future. Journal of Plastic Surgery and Transplantation. 2020;2(2): 69-73
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Plastic surgery training in India traces its roots back to 600 B.C when Sushrutha laid the foundations of this speciality. Today almost 65 years after the first plastic surgical unit was established in India, the speciality has expanded and evolved rapidly but facesmany challenges as it grows further. This article aims to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of plastic surgical training in India compared with the rest of the world. It also suggests improvements in the existing training curriculum so that the future residents would be better equipped to deal with the rigours and demands of modern-day plastic surgery. There must be adequate funding to set up centres of excellence of teaching and research and incentives to attract the brightest minds as faculty to lead this process of change.Standardisation of plastic surgery training curricula and frequent interaction between centers of different countries would help ensure that the speciality would grow further and provide a firm foundation for the future.
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