Japanese Association of Young Cardiac Surgeons Hiroyuki Tsukui, Shin Takabayashi, Hiroo Takayama, Yasutaka Hirata, Kazuma Okamoto, Mitsuhiro Kawata, Naoto Miyagi

 Thoracic Transplant and Artificial Heart Program Clinical Fellow at UPMC under Dr. Kormos  Advanced Adult Cardiac Surgery Fellow at UPMC Passavant under Dr. Pellegrini

 For young cardiac surgeons, different culture, mentor and training system will give a different point of view and make them strong as a cardiac surgeon  International network system will encourage them and play an important role in the future

 High volume  a small number of cardiac surgeons  Low volume  a large number of cardiac surgeons Quite different circumstances, but almost same outcomes There are many ways to obtain good outcomes for patients

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008; 135: Unadjusted 30-day mortality rates by CABG procedural volume in JATS database Given the consistently low volume of most Japanese CABG programs, their overall results will come as a surprise to many. Perhaps there are lessons from this extreme example that might be applicable to less extreme but smaller programs in other countries.

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 World Economic Forum  Founded in 1971  Has annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.  It aims to be: the foremost organization which builds and energizes leading global communities; the creative force shaping global, regional and industry strategies; the catalyst of choice for its communities when undertaking global initiatives to improve the state of the world.

 Thoracic Surgery Residents Association (TSRA) Founded in 1997 Organized under guidance of Thoracic Surgery Director Association (TSDA) Has regular meeting during STS, AATS and ACS Provides residency information and education

 EACTS Residents Meeting Organized by the Surgical Training and Manpower Committee (STMC) Has regular meeting during EACTS annual meeting Provides international relationship with United States

 Japanese Association of Young Cardiac Surgeons (JAYCS) Established in 2008 Has regular meetings during annual meeting of JATS and JSCS

International Network System

 Annual meeting at international conferences including ISMICS, AATS, STS, EACTS, and JATS  Establish international CT surgery training fellowship  Establish exchange programs Expected Activities

 Provide better surgical outcomes for patients  Provide better environment for young cardiac surgeons

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