Letter to The Editor about paper entitled

Ahmdi, Aziz

doi:10.22038/abjs.2025.92057.4176

Letter to The Editor about paper entitled "Improvement of Orthopedic Residency Programs and Diversity, Dilemmas and Challenges, an International Perspective"

Document Type : LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Author

Aziz Ahmdi

Iranian Orthopedic Association, No.94, Keshavars Boulevard, Tehran, Iran

10.22038/abjs.2025.92057.4176

Abstract

In the article “Improvement of Orthopedic Residency Programs and Diversity, Dilemmas and Challenges, an International Perspective” authored by Hengameh Fayyaz and colleagues (Issue 7(4), 2019), several points regarding the section on Iran require clarification.

Dr. Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi has reported the number of practicing orthopedic surgeons in Iran as nearly twice the actual figure. It has also been stated that residents are free to rotate through various subspecialty services; however, it has not been mentioned that in these subspecialty services, residents are not allowed to perform surgeries themselves, as fellows take over this role.

Keywords

Improvement

Orthopedic Residency

Programs

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