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British Journal of Anaesthesia 2006 96(4):411-414; doi:10.1093/bja/ael031
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Editorial I

The national strategy for academic anaesthesia. A personal view on its implications for our specialty{dagger}

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In December 2005 The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCA) published A National Strategy for Academic Anaesthesia1 (referred to here as the Strategy Report or just Report). This makes 20 specific recommendations designed to improve the state of academic anaesthesia. As the Strategy Officer co-ordinating the work that led to this comprehensive document, I highlight in this editorial my personal view on the three issues that I think will have particular impact on the way the specialty develops in the near future: the creation of an Academic Institute; engaging with the Walport Report;2 and the future role for anaesthetic organizations and specialist societies in academic strategy. I refer below to the relevant sections of the Report in square brackets for cross-reference with the full Report on the RCA website at www.rcoa.ac.uk.1

The Academic Institute

Normally, ‘strategy reports’ are about how a pre-existing organizational structure might become more efficient. Unfortunately, one important finding . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Academic career training: the Walport Report

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The future role of anaesthetic organizations and specialist societies

The next steps

J. J. Pandit

Oxford, UK

E-mail: jaideep.pandit@physiol.ox.ac.uk


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