The survey results reported by Chiasson and Roy in this issue (see pages 1447 to 1452)
document a growing problem with the provision of surgical services in rural western …

So, if there is to be a Canadian solution to the provision of advanced procedural care in the
rural setting, it will have to be provided by rural family physicians trained in Canadian …

Surgical services in rural Western Canada are provided by a mixture of Canadiancertified
specialist surgeons and family physicians with advanced training in surgical procedures. A …

Although the volume and intensity of surgery done in rural hospitals are not sufficient to
support a fully trained staff anesthetist, it is not practicable for all surgical, anesthesia and …

This report describes a program initiated in 1992 to provide appropriate training for rural
physicians and to address the shortage of physicians in rural Australia. Rural medical …

A significant proportion of the Australian population resides nonmetropolitan regions. For the
majority of these smaller regional centers, the surgical service delivery has been traditionally …

As researchers and physicians working in surgical service delivery in British Columbia, we
would like to share some of the highlights of an Invitational Meeting on Rural Surgical …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the present role of general practitioners (GPs) in the delivery of
surgical and anesthesia services in rural western Canada. DESIGN: Survey by mailed …

TO THE EDITOR: Training of adequate numbers of surgeons and other medical specialists
has, until recently, been a sleeper issue. 1-3 Trainees are intimately involved in public …

* Professor and Chair, Discipline of Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St.
John's, Nfld.† Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario …