Variability in Integrated Cardiothoracic Training Program Curriculum Elizabeth H. Stephens, MD, PhD, Dustin M. Walters, MD, Amanda L. Eilers, DO, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili, MD, Andrew B. Goldstone, MD, Erin A. Gillaspie, MD, Amy Fiedler, MD, Damien J. LaPar, MD, MS The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 103, Issue 6, Pages 1984-1991 (June 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.079 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Operative experience. Average amount of operative experience (weeks) for general, cardiac, and thoracic surgery plotted according to postgraduate year. SD also shown for each data point. (B) Scatterplot of general surgery operative experience (in weeks) plotted for PGY1–4. Each dot represents a single respondent. (OR = operating room.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 1984-1991DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.079) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 (A) Surgical subspecialties. Percentage of respondents with experience on various surgical subspecialties during their integrated curriculum. The median number of weeks for each rotation across the cohort is shown inset on each bar. (B) Scatterplot of operative experience (in weeks) for various surgical subspecialties. Each dot represents a single respondent. (ACS = acute care surgery; CRS = colorectal surgery; HPB = hepatobiliary surgery; MIS = minimally invasive surgery.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 1984-1991DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.079) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Scatterplot of operative experience (in weeks) for cardiac surgery PGY2–6. Each dot represents a single respondent. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 1984-1991DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.079) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Percentage of respondents with experience on various critical care services during their integrated curriculum. The median number of weeks for each rotation across the cohort is shown inset on each bar. (CCU = cardiology care unit; CTICU = cardiothoracic ICU; ICU = intensive care unit; MICU = medical ICU; SICU = surgical ICU.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 1984-1991DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.079) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 (A) Percentage of respondents with experience in various adjunct fields during their integrated curriculum. The median number of weeks for each rotation across the cohort is shown inset on each bar. (B) Scatterplot of operative experience (in weeks) in adjunct fields. Each dot represents a single respondent. (Card. = cardiac; ED = emergency department.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 1984-1991DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.079) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions