%0 Editorial
%T The importance and benefits of defining full-time equivalence in the field of acute care surgery.
%A Smith RN
%A Freedberg M
%A Bailey J
%A DeMoya M
%A Goldberg A
%A Staudenmayer K
%J Trauma Surg Acute Care Open
%V 9
%N 1
%D 2024
%M 38974220
暂无%R 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001307
%X Acute care surgery (ACS) encompasses five major pillars - trauma, surgical critical care, emergency general surgery, elective general surgery and surgical rescue. The specialty continues to evolve and due to high-acuity, high-volume and around-the-clock care, the workload can be significant leading to workforce challenges such as rightsizing of staff, work-life imbalance, surgeon burnout and more. To address these challenges and ensure a stable workforce, ACS as a specialty must be deliberate and thoughtful about how it manages workload and workforce going forward. In this article, we address the importance, benefits and challenges of defining full-time equivalence for ACS as a method to establish a stable ACS workforce for the future.