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Integrated cardiothoracic surgery training shows significant curriculum variation. Key challenges include optimizing rotations and ensuring adequate surgical experience, especially during general surgery rotations, to prepare residents for advanced training.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Education
  • Surgical Training Curricula
  • Medical Education Research

Background:

  • Integrated cardiothoracic surgery programs face challenges in developing curricula for residents.
  • Ensuring a smooth progression from medical school graduate to fully trained cardiothoracic surgeon is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the variability in integrated cardiothoracic surgery curricula.
  • To identify perceived challenges faced by residents within these programs.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of responses from the 2016 Thoracic Surgery Directors Association/Thoracic Surgery Residents Association (TSDA/TSRA) survey.
  • Utilized standard statistical methods to analyze participant response trends.

Main Results:

  • General surgery experience decreased with postgraduate year, while cardiac operative experience increased.
  • Most residents had cardiothoracic intensive care unit (ICU) rotations; vascular and acute care surgery were common subspecialty rotations.
  • Significant competition for experience with general surgery residents and challenges in optimizing general surgery rotations were reported.

Conclusions:

  • Integrated cardiothoracic surgery curricula exhibit substantial variation.
  • Key challenges include rotation optimization, access to surgical experience, and integration with general surgery training.
  • Improving early clinical and surgical experiences may enhance trainee preparedness for advanced cardiothoracic surgery.