1. A Bright Future: Cardiothoracic Surgery Training in Transition
Jennifer S. Nelson, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 96, Issue 5, Pages (November 2013)
DOI: /j.athoracsur
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2. Fig 1
(A) The input and fragmentation of control of thoracic residency programs. Adapted from Sealy, Ann Thorac Surg 1971;12: [1], with permission. (B) Updated diagram displaying the current major influences on thoracic surgery resident education. *The American Board of Surgery (ABS) plays a regulatory role in the 4/3 pathway. **The American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) regulates the 4/3, 6-year integrated (I-6), and traditional pathways. ***The Joint Council on Thoracic Surgery Education (JCTSE) Board of Directors is made up of two representatives each from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), ABTS, and The Society for Thoracic Surgeons (STS); and the presidents of the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education (TSFRE), the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association (TSDA), and the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association (TSRA) serve as ex officio members. (AAMC = Association of American Medical Colleges; ABMS = American Board of Medical Specialties; ACGME = Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; JCAH = Joint Committee for Accreditation of Hospitals; RRC = Resident Review Committee; STSA = Southern Thoracic Surgical Association; WTSA = Western Thoracic Surgical Association; VA = Veterans Affairs.)
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