The surgical profession at a crossroads: recruitment, retention, and resilience in the Netherlands

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The future of surgery is challenged by two major issues: declining medical students' interest in a surgical career and increasing burnout numbers among surgical residents. Addressing these issues is vital to maintain a vital and attractive surgical profession. Recruitment of suitable surgical trainees is there for increasingly important. In the Netherlands, the number of applicants for a surgical training position is stable, with a significant increase in female applicants. The applicant-training position is also stable. Nevertheless, as a surgical community, it is our responsibility to ensure that this situation is sustained in the long term in a durable manner. Encouraging medical students, functioning as role models, mentoring surgical trainees and addressing burnout is essential to keep our profession attractive for all.

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