Basic Questions To Ask A Doctor Before Surgery

What Is Your Experience With This Surgery?

One of the best questions to put your mind at ease is to ask your surgeon, "What is your experience with this surgery?" Ideally, your surgeon should have a good deal of prior experience with this surgery. They should be able to make you feel at ease regarding their expertise and ability to help if anything goes wrong. To become a surgeon, you need to have at least five years of education in residency. You also need to receive at least sixty months of training within three or fewer residency programs. Forty-eight weeks of every residency year must include full-time clinical activity. They will also need at least fifty-four months of surgical experience, including responsibility at increasing levels throughout those five years. Forty-two of those months need to involve general surgeries. There are also many other programs and assessments they must complete before being licensed to perform surgery.