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Table 2 Breakdown of the 66 medically qualified LETB board members by specialty reveals that the craft specialties are under-represented

From: Health Education England, Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs) and reform of healthcare education: implications for surgical training

Specialty

Number of medical qualified representatives on LETBs

Subspecialty

General practice

34 (52%)

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Medicine

17 (26%)

Nephrology Ă—4

General medicine Ă—3

Care for the elderly Ă—2

Respiratory Ă—2

Cardiology Ă—2

Rheumatology Ă—2

Gastroenterology Ă—1

Paediatric medicine Ă—1

Surgery

4 (6%)

Urology Ă—2

Breast surgery Ă—1

Vascular surgery Ă—1

Other

11 (16%)

O + G ×3

Pathology Ă—2

Psychiatry Ă—2

Anaesthetics Ă—1

Microbiology Ă—1

Clinical chemistry Ă—1

Reproductive Medicine Ă—1