Paediatric Surgery

Paediatric SurgeryAttractions

The last great surgical speciality• General paediatric surgery• Urology• Colo-rectal• Neurosurgery• Surgical oncology• Neonatal surgery• Hepatobiliary• Etc!!!

The last great surgical speciality

Paediatric SurgeryAttractions

• Generally healthy patient population

• Little in the way of post-op complications

• Quick post-op recovery

• Mortality relatively rare

Paediatric SurgeryCareer pathway

• Basic Surgical training

followed by

• ? Research (MD/PhD)

then

5 year SpR training programme

(local training consortium is Dublin/Belfast training scheme)

Paediatric SurgeryProspects

• At present 5 consultant paediatric surgeons based in Dublin(2 locum/3 permanent)

• Hanly recommendations

2009-10 surgeons

2013-13 surgeons

Paediatric SurgeryControversies

• ?Where is it to be practised

• Present feeling is in one tertiary referral centre in Dublin

• At present no definite decision

Paediatric Surgery

A rewarding surgical speciality

But

Will there be jobs?