The Eggs May Be Teaching the Chickens Bartley P. Griffith, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 96, Issue 4, Pages 1520-1524 (October 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.121 Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Chinese colleague with Drs Ravitch, Starzl and Bahnson. 1983 in Shanghai, PRC. Courtesy of Bartley Griffith. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1520-1524DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.121) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Hyperspecialization helped to grow our regional reputation and referrals. (FY = fiscal year; UMMC = University of Maryland Medical Center.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1520-1524DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.121) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Our group prioritized hyperspecialization, with the expectation that quality and clinical volume would follow. The effect of a surgeon's mitral valve volume is shown on the likelihood of repair vs replacement. The data were compiled from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database, courtesy of Dr James S. Gammie. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1520-1524DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.121) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 The performance on the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) oral and written examinations suggested serious differences in candidates. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1520-1524DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.121) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Integrated program (I-6) trainees and this year's applicants at the University of Maryland achieved outstanding United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) scores relative to those averaged during the last 5 years in our independent training program. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1520-1524DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.121) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 6 Our postgraduate year 2 integrated program (I-6) trainee and our laboratory fellow from the Department of Surgery (Cardiothoracic) appear as part of the ex-vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) laboratory/clinical-based team. (DLTx = double lung transplantation.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1520-1524DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.121) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions