Continuous education is essential for the training of true professionals in the context of the accelerated pace of technological evolution across most fields of activity. Continuous medical education is even more important, considering that research in the medical field is continuously expanding and that medical infrastructure has long surpassed the boundaries of classical medicine. The present is characterized by the implementation of principles of robotic medicine, telemedicine, and curative technologies based on nanobots.

In this context, continuous medical education is a crucial element for the training of true professionals in the medical field. In addition to aspects strictly related to the therapeutic side of this field, health management is another aspect that sparks the interest of the international scientific community, aimed at improving the healthcare system and ensuring a good distribution of resources.

From this perspective, this paper presents the options for continuous medical education available in Romania, analyzing the postgraduate curriculum offered by Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, and detailing the professional journey of a senior plastic surgeon from the research team.

Undoubtedly, medicine is a field in continuous expansion; thus, participation in continuous medical education programs is an essential element without which excellence in this extremely complex field cannot be achieved.

Research shows that the continuous medical education programs provided by Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy are structured to ensure the necessary professional development for physicians, as well as to maintain the accelerated pace of development in contemporary fields at both national and international levels.

Keywords: Medical education, plastic surgery, medical research, continuous medical education.