Where Do We Begin: Building Blocks to Establish a Cardiothoracic Surgery Interest Group

ConclusionsEstablishing a CTSIG that includes preset events with exposure to CT surgery via shadowing and interaction with faculty in a relaxed setting has the ability to increase pre-clinical interest in CT surgery. More emphasis on advocacy is needed to clear up misconceptions about CT surgery to maintain recruitment of outstanding students in our CT surgery heritage.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research