2010 Volume 46 Issue 1 Pages 23-27
Purpose: To obtain information on the age distribution of trainee supervisors of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons. Methods: The age of each trainee supervisor was estimated from the membership directory and data available on the website of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Age distribution was compared between 2008 and 1990. Results: A total of 251 trainee supervisors were identified. The average age was 56.4 years (range 40-89), which was significantly higher than the 50.1 years (range 40-70) in 1990. Both the number and the ratio of supervisors younger than 50 years decreased from 66 (62.9%) in 1990 to 62 (24.9%) in 2008. Conclusions: Efficient measures are necessary to prevent the further aging of trainee supervisors. Requirement of 15 years of surgical experience may be excluded to shorten the training period.
