Can Private, Non-University-Affiliated Cardiothoracic Training Programs Provide Sufficient Surgical Experience in Cardiac Tumors?

Surgical case volumes in non-university-affiliated cardiothoracic surgery training programs in the US have been extensively studied by the Residency Review Committee (RRC) for thoracic surgery. The RRC has established that these programs offer a broad experience in common cardiothoracic procedures s...

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Published in:Journal of surgical education 2009-07, Vol.66 (4), p.190-192
Main Authors: McFadden, P. Michael, MD, Ochsner, John L., MD, Van Meter, Clifford H., MD, Humphries, Timothy A., MD, Mena, Jose, MD, Bates, Michael N., MD, Davis, James E., MD, Parrino, P. Eugene, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Cardiac Surgical Procedures - education
Cardiac Surgical Procedures - statistics & numerical data
cardiothoracic procedures
Child
Child, Preschool
Education
Fellowships and Scholarships
Female
Heart Neoplasms - surgery
Hospitals, Private
Humans
Louisiana
Male
Medical Knowledge
Middle Aged
Practice Based Learning and Improvement
Surgery
surgery training
surgical case volumes
Systems Based Practice
Thoracic Surgery - education
Young Adult
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Summary:Surgical case volumes in non-university-affiliated cardiothoracic surgery training programs in the US have been extensively studied by the Residency Review Committee (RRC) for thoracic surgery. The RRC has established that these programs offer a broad experience in common cardiothoracic procedures such as myocardial revascularization, valvular surgery, and cardiopulmonary transplantation. However, resident exposure to other important but less common cardiac surgical conditions in these programs remains unanswered. To address this question, an institutional review board-approved retrospective review of the experience of thoracic surgery residents with one of the rarest of surgical conditions, cardiac tumors, was conducted at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. A survey of existing private, non-university-affiliated US cardiothoracic surgery training programs was conducted to determine the extent of the cardiac tumor experience in these programs. The results were then compared with selected university programs.
ISSN:1931-7204
1878-7452
DOI:10.1016/j.jsurg.2009.06.006