To the Editor: The recent editorial by Waxman1 implies that early streaming of students during medical school training is to become the norm for admission to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ Surgical Education and Training (SET) program. We would like to draw attention to the disturbing nature of this development for medical students and junior doctors alike.
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- 1. Waxman BP. Ready, SET, go for academic surgery [editorial]? Med J Aust 2008; 188: 67-68. <MJA full text>
- 2. Dauphinee WD, Patel VL. Early career choice: an unsuccessful program. J Med Educ 1983; 58: 695-702.
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We are final-year medical students at the University of Queensland and members of the Australian Medical Students’ Association national executive.