Six-year integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency applicants: characteristics, expectations, and concerns.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-2013
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: During the past 5 years, 6-year integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency programs have increased in number and popularity.
METHODS: To understand the background and motivation of the applicants for 6-year integrated programs, we surveyed 80 candidates interviewing for Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited 6-year integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency programs for the 2012 match season, with 36 respondents completing the survey.
RESULTS: The applicants interviewed for 6-year integrated programs had peer-reviewed publications (91.7%) and were interested in academic careers (91.4%), dedicated research time (58.3%), and cardiac surgery (66.7%). The time saved in training was considered an advantage of the 6-year integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency programs, although concern was present about the development of the mature, well-rounded cardiothoracic surgeon.
CONCLUSIONS: We found that most of the candidates for 6-year integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency were young, high-achieving individuals oriented toward academic careers with a significant interest in dedicated research time and cardiac surgery.
Volume
146
Issue
4
First Page
753
Last Page
758
ISSN
1097-685X
Published In/Presented At
Tchantchaleishvili, V., Barrus, B., Knight, P. A., Jones, C. E., Watson, T. J., & Hicks, G. L. (2013). Six-year integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency applicants: characteristics, expectations, and concerns. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 146(4), 753–758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.05.023
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
24041162
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article