An Analysis of Trainees’ Operative Experiences Over the Past 16 Years Based on the Requirements of the New 2021 Cardiothoracic Surgery Curriculum in the United Kingdom and Ireland
The new 2021 curriculum's target of 250 major cases appears feasible. However, post-COVID-19 reductions in surgical volume and the removal of basic surgical training require integration and reform to ensure trainees can complete the programme in the 7-year timeframe.
Authors
- Tim Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1953-0063)
- Gianni D. Angelini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1753-3730)
- Jeremy Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3009-5712)
- Hunaid A. Vohra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6665-8724)
- Daniel Fudulu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6759-7719)
Institutions
- NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf228
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00