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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:1321-1326
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original articles: Cardiovascular

Content of thoracic residency training and its relevance to the practice of medicine

Debra A. DaRosa, PhDa, David A. Fullerton, MDa, Irving L. Kron, MDb,c, Mark B. Orringer, MDd

a Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA
b Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
c Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
d University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Address reprint requests to Dr DaRosa, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, 250 E. Superior, Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60611
e-mail: ddarosa{at}nmh.org

Background. The Thoracic Surgery Directors Association (TSDA) curriculum book provides learning objectives for a thoracic surgery residency. Our purpose was to evaluate the relevance of these objectives through feedback from recent graduates.

Methods. Graduates of multiple TSDA programs were mailed a 50-item questionnaire. Survey items were objectives from the TSDA curriculum book representing six areas of thoracic surgery. Graduates rated each objective for adequacy of instruction and relevance to their current practice on Likert-type scales.

Results. Two hundred twenty-eight surveys were included in the analysis. Despite excellent operating room education, graduates across subspecialty lines reported the need for improved education in "nonoperative" subjects. Graduates practicing cardiac surgery reported little relevance of their general thoracic educational experience. Conversely, graduates practicing general thoracic surgery expressed the need for more/better educational experiences in thoracic oncology and esophageal surgery.

Conclusions. Contemporary thoracic surgical education can be improved. A strong need for improvement exists in the teaching of "nonoperative" subjects. As graduates elect careers in thoracic subspecialties, a need exists to align thoracic surgery educational experiences with ultimate career goals of residents.


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