What can a General Surgeon sub-specialize within?
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Vascular surgery
Plastic surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery
Pediatric surgery
Colorectal surgery
Endocrine surgery
Surgical oncology
Transplant surgery
Trauma surgery
Bariatric surgery
Critical care medicine
Minimally invasive surgery
There's probably more, but that's a start.
Perhaps he or she could run seminars on their speciality. It's good money. Many students, and current surgeons, would attend. They would pay to attend. you could video the seminar and get rid of it on the internet to other medical personnel.
Otherwise, pick something that is relative to your field. Perhaps something like skin problems or minor infections.
Any area you choose will still require a Certificate or Diploma.
Hi, I thought I'd take Pangolin's answer and basically show you how specialised the UK system is:
Vascular surgery - is a speciality in its own right
Plastic surgery - Again, surrounded by it's own right
Cardiothoracic surgery - General surgeons don't tend to even go NEAR this.
Pediatric surgery - A speciality on its own.
Colorectal surgery - This is a sub-specialty of general surgery.
Endocrine surgery - I guess this could be a sub-specialty, but I haven't met an endocrine surgeon.
Surgical oncology - Not over here. Tumours fall beneath the scope of where they're located.
Transplant surgery - Same with the tumours. But it's mostly the standard surgeon that does them (seeing as its mostly pancreases, livers, kidneys)
Trauma surgery - That's me! Falls under the scope of orthopaedics. Again, it's a sub-speciality to do complex trauma surgery. However, most general surgeons can relatively easily cope with splenic ruptures, the most common trauma injury.
Bariatric surgery - Not a sub-speciality. It's in recent times a collection of procedures.
Critical care medicine - Is actually cog and parcel of every surgery speciality. Since most people who come out of surgery are in danger of infection or haemorraging.
Minimally invasive surgery - Same as bariatric surgery.
So, contained by the UK, being a general isn't really an option anymore. When my father-in-law first get into medicine, general surgery consisted of almost everything from the neck down. But in a minute, most general surgeons are reduced to appendectomies.
But good luck! Sounds like it's still the means of access it used to be across the pond! Source(s): Doctor
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