David Watkin was a firm believer in the importance of teaching, but he felt that the training he received was inadequate. “The number of operations for which a consultant directly supervised me could be counted on the fingers of one hand,” he wrote. He worked tirelessly to do better for his staff—and not just doctors and medical students. Shortly after taking up his consultant post in general surgery at Leicester Royal Infirmary in 1971, he set up training for intensive care nurses and created a course for the new grade of operating department assistants. When he was appointed inaugural clinical subdean for the new Leicester Medical School, which opened in 1975, he was given a free hand to set up clinical training, which included designing the course, allocating clinical attachments, running the exams, and caring for the students. He believed in the importance of …

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大卫·沃特金（David Watkin）：普通外科医生，他改善了外科培训并帮助建立了莱斯特医学院


David Watkin 坚信教学的重要性，但他认为他接受的培训还不够。“顾问直接监督我的手术数量可以用一只手的手指头数出来，”他写道。他孜孜不倦地工作，为他的员工做得更好，而不仅仅是医生和医学生。1971 年在莱斯特皇家医院担任普通外科顾问后不久，他为重症监护护士开设了培训，并为新级别的手术科助理开设了课程。当他被任命为 1975 年开学的新莱斯特医学院的首任临床副院长时，他可以自由地安排临床培训，包括设计课程、分配临床实习、运行考试和照顾学生。他相信......