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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:1180
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Correspondence

Overview of the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association

President, Thoracic Surgery Residents Association, Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010

(Email: dmcmulla@cnmc.org).

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To the Editor:

Since its inception in 1998, the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association (TSRA) has been the official representative organization for thoracic surgery residents in the United States. Each cardiothoracic trainee becomes a member upon enrollment in an Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited thoracic surgery residency program and maintains membership until completion of thoracic residency or subsequent advanced fellowship training. The principle mission of the TSRA is to improve thoracic surgery education by providing a forum for the dissemination of academic, administrative, legislative, and clinical practice information to trainees and to facilitate ongoing communication between residents and the Thoracic Surgery . . . [Full Text of this Article]