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^a Secretary-Treasurer, Thoracic Surgery Directors Association, Chicago, Illinois
^b President, Thoracic Surgery Directors Association, Chicago, Illinois
^c President-Elect, Thoracic Surgery Directors Association, Chicago, Illinois
^d Councillor-at-Large, Thoracic Surgery Directors Association, Chicago, Illinois

^_* Address correspondence to Dr Hicks, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642 (Email: george_hicks@urmc.rochester.edu).

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Over the past two years, simulation in surgery has been on the lips of many educators. Even the American Council for Graduate Medical Education has encouraged residency programs to include simulation and skills laboratories in their curriculum [1]. Now, informed by simulation's successful utilization in the aviation industry and military, educational paradigms normally centered in the operating room have dared to engage virtual reality and the concept of "suspension of disbelief" to implement innovative simulators to train residents in basic skills, emergency scenarios, and management techniques. Invigorated by a vibrant symposium in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2007, on cardiac simulation [2] and further stimulated by enthusiasts from several residency programs, the concept of a basic skills CT surgery Boot Camp was born. Conceived by Dr Richard Feins, American Board of Thoracic Surgery Chair, and adopted by the leadership of the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association (TSDA), the organization most directly committed to resident education, the initial concept took root and developed into a first-ever collective experience for 33 first-year residents in Cardiothoracic Surgery from around the country.

Financed by TSDA through contributions from the ABTS, TSFRE, STS and AATS, the first CT surgery Boot Camp brought volunteer faculty . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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