Cardiovascular Surgery Procedural Training and Evaluation: Current Status and Future Directions

Qasim Al Abri; Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos

doi:10.14797/mdcvj.1085

Cardiovascular Surgery Procedural Training and Evaluation: Current Status and Future Directions

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal

Volume 18 (2022): Issue 3

By: Qasim Al Abri and Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos

Open Access

|Jun 2022

Abstract

The increasing complexity of heart disease manifestations and treatments as well as technological advancements make cardiovascular surgery an evolving specialty. In this review, we provide an overview of the factors leading to new developments in this field and discuss the adopted pathways to train cardiovascular surgeons in the United States. We also review the current challenges to the existing training culture and discuss the need to adopt adjuvant strategies to fulfill the societal expectations of what it means to be a competent cardiovascular surgeon.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1085 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108

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Language: English

Page range: 30 - 38

Submitted on: Jan 11, 2022

Accepted on: Feb 18, 2022

Published on: Jun 3, 2022

Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

education,

cardiac surgery,

assessment,

simulation based learning,

transcatheter therapy,

minimally-invasive surgery

© 2022 Qasim Al Abri, Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License.

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