Universität zu Köln

Zientara, Alicja, Hussein, Nabil, Bond, Chris, Jacob, Kirolos A., Naruka, Vinci ORCID: 0000-0002-9222-2684, Doerr, Fabian, Nagele, Felix, Polzl, Leo ORCID: 0000-0002-6552-8899, Eid, Maroua, Jarral, Omar, Cerqueira, Rui, Haunschild, Josephina, Sadaba, J. Rafael and Gollmann-Tepekoylu, Can (2022). Basic principles of cardiothoracic surgery training: a position paper by the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery Residents Committee. Interact Cardiovasc. Thorac. Surg., 35 (4). OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. ISSN 1569-9285

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Across Europe there are significant variations in the fundamental structure and content of cardiothoracic surgery (CTS) training programmes. Previous efforts have been made to introduce a Unified European Training System, which outlined the fundamentals of the ideal programme and supported a paradigm shift from an apprenticeship to a competency-based model. This article's goal was to define key structural, administrative and executive details of such a programme to lay the foundations for the standardization of cardiothoracic surgical training across Europe. METHODS: The European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery Residents Committee had previously conducted a residents' training survey across Europe in 2020. Training curricula from the twelve most represented countries across Europe were either searched online or obtained from the countries' national trainee representative and reviewed by the committee. Information was collated and placed into one of the following categories to develop the position paper: (i) selection of eligible candidates, (ii) guidance for an outcome-based syllabus, (iii) documentation and evaluation of training progress, (iv) mandatory rotations and training courses, (v) number of independent or assisted cases and (vi) requirements and quality assurance of teachers. RESULTS: An independent professional body should promote an outcome-based syllabus and take responsibility for the training programme's quality assurance. Trainees should be selected on merit by an open and transparent process. Training should be delivered within a defined period and supervised by an appointed training committee to ensure its implementation. This committee should review the trainees progression regularly, provide feedback and offer trainees the opportunity to experience various training environments and trainers. A common electronic portal be used by trainees to record their agreed objectives and to evidence their completion. Trainees should regularly attend specialty-relevant courses and conferences to promote professional and academic development. The end of training is reached when the formal requirements of the training programme are met and the trainee is able to perform at the level expected of a day-1 independent surgeon. CONCLUSIONS: This article defines the key structural, administrative, and executive principles for CTS training. Programmes are encouraged to review and modify their training curricula, if necessary, to ensure the delivery of high-quality, standardized, outcome-orientated CTS training across Europe.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Zientara, Alicja UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hussein, Nabil UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bond, Chris UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Jacob, Kirolos A. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Naruka, Vinci UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-9222-2684 UNSPECIFIED Doerr, Fabian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Nagele, Felix UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Polzl, Leo UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6552-8899 UNSPECIFIED Eid, Maroua UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Jarral, Omar UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Cerqueira, Rui UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Haunschild, Josephina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sadaba, J. Rafael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Gollmann-Tepekoylu, Can UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-694777
DOI:	10.1093/icvts/ivac213
Journal or Publication Title:	Interact Cardiovasc. Thorac. Surg.
Volume:	35
Number:	4
Date:	2022
Publisher:	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Place of Publication:	OXFORD
ISSN:	1569-9285
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MULTISOURCE FEEDBACK Multiple languages Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems; Respiratory System; Surgery Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/69477