Graduate Subspecialty and Perceptions of Cardiothoracic Surgery Training: A 60-Year Retrospective Study.
CONCLUSIONS: Graduates with combined CT practices self-reported greater examination preparation and technical training compared to graduates who subspecialized in cardiac or thoracic surgery. Subspecialization led to perceived deficiencies among graduates in non-specialty areas, which should be considered when developing new paradigms.
PMID: 30240766 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Antonoff MB, Luc JGY, Patterson GA, Meyers BF, Damiano RJ, Moon MR Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research
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