Proposals for Change in Orthopaedic Education: Recommendations from an Orthopaedic Residency Directors’ Peer Forum

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To The Editor: Orthopaedic surgery education is in a rapid state of evolution. “Proposals for Change in Orthopaedic Education: Recommendations from an Orthopaedic Residency Directors’ Peer Forum” by Robbins et al. (2010;92:245-9) brings up challenges in four major areas: work-hour restrictions, core orthopaedic knowledge, effective benchmarking programs, and generational differences. As a new Orthopaedic Educator at McMaster University, I am striving to maximize resident learning. Recently, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), like the Liaison Committee on Medical …