Abstract

Abstract

Background: Training of cardiothoracic surgeons in Europe and the United States has expanded to incorporate new operative techniques and requirements. The purpose of this study was to compare the current structure of training programs in the United States and Germany.

Methods: We thoroughly reviewed the existing literature with particular focus on the curriculum, salary, board certification and quality of life for cardiothoracic trainees.

Results: The United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany each have different cardiothoracic surgery training programs with specific strengths and weaknesses which are compared and presented in this publication.

Conclusions: The future of cardiothoracic surgery training will become affected by technological, demographic, economic and supply factors. Given current trends in training programs, creating an efficient training system would allow trainees to compete and grow in this constantly changing environment.

Details

Title
Comparison of cardiothoracic surgery training in usa and germany
Author
Tchantchaleishvili, Vakhtang; Mokashi, Suyog A; Rajab, Taufiek K; Bolman, R Morton III; Chen, Frederick Y; Schmitto, Jan D
Pages
118
Publication year
2010
Publication date
2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
1749-8090
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-5-118
ProQuest document ID
902310930
Copyright
© 2010 Tchantchaleishvili et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.