Surgical Research-Historical review

Lee, Hy De

Abstract

Research is a search of knowledge through delicate pursuit, observation and experiment for the recovery and interpretation of information. Recently, the number of basic research articles has markedly increased, but the number of clinical and research articles by surgeon has fallen, this is important difficulty. In order to obtain the answer for this problem, we must review historical achievements of surgery. In the ancient era, the surgeon's role in the medical advances was making of medical record through observation of abnormal findings of body and invention of new therapeutic tool. Thus surgeon was also a philosophy doctor in this era. After the Renaissance, medicine has begun to teach and practice in the school and improving the method of modern medical research. In recent year, remarkable advances in modern technology has made the surgeons who are actively working in clinical materials difficult to perform the modern research. So it is time for surgeons to reeducate and restudy of recent basic science and organize scientific peoples such as surgeons,internal medicinist,oncologist and basic scientists etc. Surgical research has made and will make vital contributions throuhgh the organization of talented persons to careers in research, financial support and basic scientists.