Enhancing the Student Surgical Learning Experience

In this issue, Okonkwo et al., have discussed areas of improvement for the undergraduate medical curriculum that are needed to promote the next generation of surgeons. With an ever-present trend of decreasing interest in surgery, this is now more important than ever. However, Okonkwo et al. are short in their discussion in what medical students can do themselves to enhance their surgical training experience. The steps that medical students can undertake begin in the anatomy lab and progress into the clinical surgical rotation. In addition to these, joining student surgical societies and finding effective mentors will assist surgically-minded medical students on their surgical career path.