Integrated Curriculum
Below are helpful resources for medical students, general surgery residents and others interested in learning more about six-year integrated cardiothoracic surgery programs.
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Integrated CT Surgery Residency Programs
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2018 Integrated Thoracic Surgery Match Schedule
September 15, 2017: Registration opens at 12:00 p.m. ET
November 30, 2017: Applicant Standard Registration Deadline at 11:59 p.m. ET
January 15, 2018: Ranking Opens at 12:00 p.m. ET
February 21, 2018: Rank Order List/Application Registration Deadline at 9:00 p.m. ET
March 16, 2018: Match Data at 12:00 p.m. ET
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Integrated CT Surgery Articles
“Why Become a Cardiothoracic Surgeon?” Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, MD on CTSNet.
Update on cardiothoracic job opportunities. Cooke DT et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jun;89(6):1853-8; discussion 1858-9.
Thoracic Surgery Workforce: report of STS/AATS Thoracic Surgery Practice and Access Task Force–Snapshot 2010. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan;93(1):348-55, 355.e1-6.
Impact of a six-year integrated thoracic surgery training program at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Gasparri MG et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Feb;93(2):592-5; discussion 596-7. Epub 2011 Dec 28.
The WTS report on the current status of women in cardiothoracic surgery. Donington JS et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Aug;94(2):452-8.
Cardiothoracic surgery: a specialty in transition – good to great? Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Jun;75(6):1685-92.
Integrated thoracic residency program applicants: the best and the brightest? Chikwe J et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Nov;92(5):1586-91. Epub 2011 Oct 31.
Presidential address: thoracic surgery education—responding to a changing environment Fred A. Crawford, Jr, MD Read at the Eighty-third Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Boston, Mass, May 4-7, 2003.
ACGME-Accredited Integrated Residency Programs
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Cleveland Clinic
Duke University
Emory University
Hofstra Northwell Long Island Jewish
Indiana University
Medical University of South Carolina
Mount Sinai
Mayo Clinic
New York Presbyterian (Columbia)
Northwestern University (McGaw Medical Center)
Stanford University
University of California Davis
University of Cincinnati
University of Iowa
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
University of Rochester
University of North Carolina
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Southern California
University of Texas San Antonio
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin
Yale University
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CT Surgery Integrated Residents
A Facebook group created to facilitate networking and communication among I-6 cardiothoraic surgery residents in the United States.
Helpful Resources
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Careers in Medicine Section of AAMC
American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)
Medical Student Section of AATS
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
Residents and Student Section of STS
Thoracic Surgery Directors Association (TSDA)
Intergrated Thoracic Surgery Section of TSDA
CTSNet
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA)
Western Thoracic Surgical Association (WTSA)
Women in Thoracic Surgery (WTS)
Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education (TSFRE)